Depending on the seller you could be at a distinct disadvantage compared to cash buyers if you are trying to bring financing up front.

If I keep my records/paper trail organized, my bank accounts separate, my letterhead separate, hold my company out to be a separate and distinct entity (not an exhaustive list), I will still likely be able to maintain asset protection.  

The relationship must be of a permanent and distinct character, cooking as a single housekeeping unit with a demonstrable and recognizable bond characteristic of a cohesive unit. 2.

However, it's not really the way this works. 1) The Sheriff is not allowed nor would they make that distinction (abandoned property) int his situation.

A MO endorsement, so it's not simply by the virtue of being a RE Broker, if they have training (or grandfathered) and have an endorsement....they aren't just RE Brokers, they to are MOs and probably need to make that distinction

First I saw it I laughed, why would someone put a permanent scent in a home?

.- VA - no equity in the primary residence is required to use rental income offset and depending on who the investor is on the note you should not require 2 year land lord experience as well (documented by tax returns or third party verification).The key distinct advantage of VA rental income offset is that its not discounted which means you can use 100% of the monthly gross income to offset your current PITIA (monthly principal/interest/tax/insurance/assessments of your current residence).

When you say "shared drive way" I'm assuming you mean that it's two driveways that happen to butt up next to each other with a distinct property line somewhere.

@Tim C.To draw a distinction- A hard money loan is different than a portfolio loan.  

The whole above grade below grade distinction is based on a couple of factors.