The lender just needed to see payments being made for 12 months out of a bank account that was not mine.

I'm definitely still in the exploration phase to see if I will end up going this route, but as I've furnished multiple units, I've realized I don't really enjoy that part of the process nor is design a strength of mine, so if I can hire it out to someone who will do a better job than me for a reasonable price, I will.

There has been significant growth, especially with tech giants like Intel, Meta, Amazon, and Google setting up operations (2 data centers), driving up property prices and job opportunities.

I had to mail mine in MULTIPLE times because each time they received it, they found YET another thing to reject it for (not signed properly, points not categorized under each broker, business entity not organized properly, etc. etc. ) - imagine how backwards this is when they could just go through the entire application and tell you in one shot all the deficiencies you need to rectify and to mail it back again. 

I do know they have stopped funding in lewis county as they couldn't fund one of mine down there. 

Its appraised at $300,000 and we owe about $220,000. we are currently renting out that property as a rv pad to a friend of mine for $750.I'm a ticketed carpenter with around 10 years of experience and make about $85,000 a year.

I'm currently located in Olympia, Washington, where I've began transitioning from a 15-year career as a Special Operations Army aviator.

Another business partner of mine is a marketing pro who helps investors anticipate which properties will book out well and which ones might struggle, provides some creative design tips too, if you're into STRs at all. 

Plus there was a $500 fee that had to be paid to them for their fee and I was to cover all closing costs (their's and mine).Do you know if this is the norm for this company? 

residential landlords require that tenants not operate a commercial activity in the residence, but it all boils down to your objectives and goals.