If I find that absentee seller to pay $2000/mo in rent, am I looking for homes with a lower to no mortgage balance to ensure the seller is at least not bleeding money on a loan?   

Here are the Required LTV's:Primary Homes:-1-4 Units-620 FICO Minimum (660 High Balance)-95% LTV 1 Unit-85% LTV 2 Unit-75% LTV 3-4 Unit- Minimum 680 Credit scoreSecond Homes -1 Unit - 90% LTV -700 FICO Minimum Investment Properties:-1 Unit - 85% LTV Purchase Only (75% LTV Limited Cash Out)- 720 FICO Minimum

(knowing that the market is starting to balance out), thanks  

I paid the full balance over the phone yesterday with my credit card.

You will have to balance their LTV and the cash flow coverage requirements (DSC).The key is income.

Seems like the DTI issue is because your house isn’t rents yet, so no income from It to balance out your DTI.Question....did you sign Anything that said you didn’t any longer own this property, or that you Are selling it?  

If the answer is yes, then Opportunity Zones both enhance the potential for your own balance sheet, and allow you to redeploy capital from other investments.The two greatest unknowns that concern me are the duration of the investment for tax free gains, and future legislative changes that can dramatically alter the policy.

i keep my my credit cards at 0 balance and at least six months of my nut in savings.

I am trying to find balance with happiness for family and financial independence. 

Supply and demand and competition causes there to be a balance.