The only things that matter are credit, down payment, reserves, and DSCR ratio! 

I'd love to get a sense of how LPs are fairing these days.

Open a corporation and start building business credit.2.Leverage Credit to Multiply Capital: With strong business credit, you can secure $50K to $250K in funding through business credit cards and lines of credit.

They have told me that assuming credit, debt, etc check out fine that I will have enough equity in the land to make the downpayment for the cabin that I want. 

I'd love to have a small line of credit on the property before the end of the year to cover any other repairs or upgrades that will need to go into the property.

From a credit perspective, house hacking also helps you build strong cash flow, which can make it easier to secure financing for future deals.Additionally, if you're targeting high-appreciation markets, you could also look into cash-out refinancing down the line to pull equity and fund additional investments.

I think Marks post was fair  not sure why one would think he was paid to post that. 

What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?

Question...I'm now two years into my first STR - a cabin in Murphy NC that is doing fairly well for me.

You don’t need necessarily need to build credit.