To be clear, it is totally ok to APPLY for more than one (shopping rates/lenders/brokers) however having multiple loans going at once (if you were doing a loan for your primary and one for a rental at the same time) requires disclosing on the application that you are getting another loan while your current loan is processing.  

Keep in mind you cannot discriminate Section 8 applications. 

When a vacancy comes up in a good apartment on SFO, operators often have literally hundreds of extremely well qualified applicants at incredible rates.

Since we don't have our primary yet, I feel like it doesn't make a ton of sense to get into buying rental properties and potentially hurting my own mortgage loan application.

This period of Short-TermRental Operation shall be specified by the property owner in the required LakeGeneva Short-Term Rental Application.

Here is some free advice (worth what you pay for it):Upon application, obtain a handwritten statement from the borrower describing the intended use of the money.

RentRedi and other similar services can help manage applications, leases, and maintenance requests in one place.

I am sure I will learn a lot of base knowledge but will not likely be applicable for Canada... 

Previously, we would get high quality applicants quickly.

If the lien holder decides not to match the bid, they will get their initial investment back along with the interest that was applicable at the time the lien was purchased.This change is certainly less advantageous for investors compared to the previous system.