You can get all the advice and guidance with the forms you need from a local Realtor who has worked on hundreds of Real Estate transactions that have common forms that everyone understands and pay a $250-600. 

I am self-employed so it was a challenge just to get a loan in general, not being a traditional W-2, but that was finally overcome.

If the employment is in Columbus and the rental property in Cleveland, the income is apportioned.

Welcome to the land of self employment

I should have clarified some of the things you pointed out though as that is common practice buying a STR anywhere to verify what permits you need and how to operate legally in the city.

Thanks for the info, yea it's a pretty common theme in the podcast and such world.

Since this is an FHA Streamline, there is no appraisal, no income verification, no employment verification, no out-of-pocket costs, and nothing rolled into the new loan.

I'm thinking Sherwin Williams Alabaster (SW 7008) and white windows, and it's fairly common and well reserved in our region.

I did run a light background and employment check, she checks out. 

If it's two mortgages, how common is it for a bank to do two at once for a new investor?