Lenders often include a portion of the cash flow in the investment property as income to you personally to offset the DTI. 

In theory, you could QT the property to an LLC in your name and enter into a lease with you personally.

Does anyone have personal experience with specific scrutiny of a logbook during an audit?

Personally, I'd cash-out refinance into a 30 or 15 year loan.

I can't just put the LLC's income directly into my joint personal tax return, right?

I dont like any company personally that does not put their principals on their website as in meet the team.. ... 

A more realistic expectation is 24 hours which will ensure we can arrange any repairs or corrections with a team, handle it in person, etc. be curious how this plays out as I worked for local developer for a while and developed several properties in Alexandria (Specifically old town) and while the city is challenging like any city - they were mostly realistic.

Try to make your messages more personalized to avoid getting blocked again.You can email [email protected] with any  help you  need, too. 

., the appraisal for 5+ is at least $2k-$3k) and the financing structure by lenders because Fannie/Freddie don't generally buy loans for commercial properties.So, for you personally, the biggest driver for the type of your next property is probably going to be the amount of a down payment/equity you can put in the property.

So, things change a bit.If it is his personal home, there are more restrictions.For an investment property, if you take over his financing, read through the deed of trust (mortgage) and see how they handle transfer of ownership.