What's my best strategy here to protect myself and to assist with this connection?

So you may not NEED a lease signed for your primary residence already, especially since that's a lot of stress to find a new tenant and have a lease in place while you're under contract on another home.

DSCR loans are widely available to first time investors, but they are considered business purpose loans and you will be required to sign documents stating that neither you nor any family member will occupy the property as your or their primary residence as long as that loan is in place. 

Flips can be significantly different depending on if you meet the IRS requirements for the property to be considered a Primary Residence vs.

What are you trying to protect yourself from?

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Topeka.

We have a 14-page management contract that we've added our real experiences to over the years, with the intent of protecting both us AND the landlord.

i think selling to other investors would solve some of this, as i believe the same rules do not apply to rentals as to primary residences. 

He is well protected I'm sure.