I've used Brad Parker at BankIowa, it is a simple residential loan. 

We needed to negate the mortgage on the condo for our DTI to qualify for the house we wanted and our lender (from Loudoun) had no issues counting 100% of our rent towards the DTI without any prior land lord experience. 

@Brad Bellstedt gotcha, thanks alot Brad!

Hi Brad.

@Matthew Otero I actually greatly prefer MTM tenants as this gives you as the land lord more flexibility.

This should allow you to lower your living expenses, build equity, and gain experience as a land lord.

@Brad Bellstedt yes, thank you.

Notwithstanding @Brad Bellstedt comments, realtors don't work for free. 

In many parts of LI, you won't be able to cash flow, but by lowering your living expenses, building equity, and gaining experience as a land lord, you'll be moving in the right direction.I don't think house hacking a SFH is an option for you.

If you can lower your living expenses, build some equity, and gain land lording experience, that's a win.A few other thoughts:Have you considered MFR?