They are willing to give the lock box code after I have sent over a photo ID. 

Some lenders specialize in asset-based lending, considering rental income on Schedule E, especially if you have strong rental history.

Expertise and Experience: Property managers have specialized knowledge in managing properties, including understanding local market trends, legal requirements, and tenant relations.

Quote from @Sahara Faughn: I am currently in Preforeclosure with a scheduled auction on August 20th, and I am under a special forebearance due to medical issues and having 2 small children under the age of 7.

How did you decide which neighborhood/street/zip code to start with?

If you do not like bookkeeping/accounting/technology, hire a bookkeeper specializing in real estate investors.

DSCR guidelines vary by lender and working with a mortgage broker or lender that specializes in these mortgages can help get better terms such as a DSCR 1 ratio vs a DSCR 1.2 ratio.

I’m Chris Dickerson, a newly licensed Mortgage Broker based in PA, specializing in financing solutions tailored for real estate investors.

.- Valuation, the valuation is all over the place man, an apple that's worthed $1K in 2021 now is only valued $200, there's something really wrong in the valuation of these industry, specially when they're leveraged.I've seen the last part when banks is doing LBO as well, they are like valuing company 10x from their own cash flow and use investor money to create "non sense" value, or just for the sake of heavy commision.

Highly recommend getting in touch with a good landlord/tenant lawyer that specializes specifically in CA.