These banks are the OG DSCR lenders and will generally offer the best rates and terms.  

Our limited resources though will (probably?!)

They offer a free phone consultation.

We'll offer you some money so we can clean it up and put a park there.

This just protects our investment until probate is finished.Get creative with your offers you never know what will interest a seller.Have a conversation and find out their needs if you can before making offers.

See what kind of leverage you can get, and what resources they will require from you. 

I can make offers that would cause the 1% rule to hold, but these would often be at around 60% of asking price or market value.

Depending on how it is done and what guarantees the government offers and requires of the released entities, interest rates could move slightly higher.

@Dave Foster is a great resource on 1031 exchanges. 

It offers tax benefits, allows investors to control performance, and is a good hedge against inflation.