Real estate takes many years to be able to support yourself, and that’s if you do everything right and the cards fall into place.

Wrapping 3 properties into one blanket loan shouldn't be a problem, save these are sitting on any sizeable acreage.You might get lucky and find a unicorn local bank or credit union that would consider that kind of leverage, but I would say overall, those terms are very unrealistic.Cheers!

Regular tenants may have more of a support system when they have bad financial luck.

Rob,Some times around this time of year a good deed can go a long way call it Karma or just being kind. 

It's meant for gap financing, so you can't compare it to a DSCR or some other kind of first position financing.  

What kind of auction or auction firm can I use?

You could start with your agent or a local agent who supports investors and could have contacts to refer to you.Lastly, you could consider negotiating with a local PM to take on a hybrid approach to management.  

Your question has been debated between BP tax experts both privately and publicly, for example here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/819991-expens...And we ended up where we started: no consensus and no clarity.There have also been court decisions that support my interpretation, even though I personally find these court decisions debatable.

A lot of DSCR programs I'm familiar with don't cut back LTV like that until you get to 5+, generally 1-4 units are classified together with maybe some kind of rate adder for 2-4. 

If it is a heavy rehab you'll need experience to get a fix n flip loan on it.What kind if real estate exp do you bring?