I have the credit, experience and the knowledge on how to underwrite the deal to show their ROI in this arrangement vs a traditional sale. 

I am invested in a small multi family in TX and the management was not able to fill the property and do repairs and the income has dwindled badly.

@Travis Gutting Open a prop stream account, fund it with some skiptracing credits and go to work!

I specifically want to call out one of their Senior Accounts Associate, Charlotte Cunningham, who helped me through the process on my first purchase as I needed to buy a sizable amount of furniture quickly and she was able to help me make moves quickly...and didn't make me feel bad whatsoever when I pulled back a few items at the last minute I was able to find them cheaper elsewhere.

How bad is this going to continue to hold back the CRE market?

Two, you'll have a much easier time obtaining a mortgage product if you have a track record of W2 income.In the meantime, continue implementing the strategies you mentioned: save religiously, build your credit, pay any existing debt owed, etc.

If you're using traditional financing on your primary residence, they're going to do another credit check on you just before closing.

In the really bad cases they disappear to another country and try getting them to sign stuff at an Embassy abroad. 

There were no bad reviews for the company they mentioned.

Quote from @Griffin Malcolm: Open an LLC and apply for a small business line of credit from Key Bank.