In the inner City those neighborhoods tend to be densely populated with residents who own their homes and when there is a vacancy the home is normally purchased and flipped by investors watching the MLS like a hawk. 

Like many tourist destinations, Dublin suffers from extremely high rents pricing many local residents out and to try and negate that there are a number of rules placed on short term rentals in the city.

And she can take title as her primary residence.

You don't get to choose who claims the property based on who makes more money.Third, here comes the bad news: you cannot generate tax losses from renting rooms out of your own (or your daughter's) residence.

Investment Info:Single-family residence wholesale investment.

Have you stopped into the local coffee shops and bars/restaurants to speak with the residents?

I was talking with a mortgage broker last week and he was telling me that a co-signer can only be a family member and on a primary residence.

Our first investment will be turning our primary resident into a short term rental. 

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

You might need to fund that, either with a higher purchase price, or something creative.Otherwise, there are no other options that would allow you to qualify to buy this as a primary residence.