Please don't follow their footstepsBuy in solid locations, screen tenants properly, and deliver a good product. 

A bank has its own loan products and may have some other products they broker out or sell on a correspondent line.

There might be a product you can treat the line with to help slow the process down. 

@Tyler Kesling   Fannie/Freddie do not have a "blanket loan" product.

Their insights and advice have given me a clear roadmap to follow.Skill Development: Through the program's workshops and resources, I was able to acquire new skills and enhance existing ones.

I'm not that familiar with FHA 203k, but if you can a lender that offers that product, they'll be able to talk through it and see if it's possible.  

Also on taxes, if you sell your equity now does that mean you are realizing some of the gain now, or is it really just a debt product by another name?

You could buy a house with siding made of corn cobs if you'd like and they'd finance that (assuming the corn cob siding passed code).The issue is that true log cabins tend to significantly limit buyer pools because they are a bit of a niche product so lenders don't want to finance them at all due to the added risk for resale. 

I am interested in DSCR loans, portfolio loans, or any other product that could work for me. 

This is why both presidential candidates are talking about the need to reform housing regulations on the campaign trail.Construction Innovation: A Call to ActionIt seems that innovation in the construction technology space, and thus labor productivity, is an area for significant improvement.