This gets them on board as well as having them ready to issue you a pre-qualification letter when you get ready to submit a bid.

part of the qualifications process and documents you have, selection criteria etc. 

You are welcome to check my references if you believe I am misleading anyone, which I believe you implied.Would it be fair to say that presenting something as if it is true in all circumstances without qualification is a bit misleading?

If you were looking to invest with someone in my situation, what sort of qualifications would you expect of them before going into a partnership?

On the extended escrow, you could explore securing either a hard money loan or a private money loan that would allow for you to work around the income qualifications by focusing on the property's ROI as the primary underwriter of the loan.

This means higher rents, higher qualification standards and increases homelessness.

I've pressed them on what their qualification process looks like (e.g. 1% rule or anything market-specific), but I'm getting a lot of "narrow it down, and we'll figure out the best."

I would never discriminate against someone with addiction, but I also wouldn't change my qualifications standards to rent to them.

I believe as long as the property pays for itself - which it would with the proper terms - then you can have two VA mortgages (depending on your qualifications).

I know people like the "FHA" loan due to its sort of slightly "lower" qualification requirements and ability to do 3.5% down, but you still "pay" for those benefits.