I recommend using a lender that non-reporting to personal credit and can close under the LLC to keep your DTI lower and overall your personal liability profile more bankable.

Hey Drew based on what you said about the inspection I would do an inspection contingency that would allow you to get the seller to cover some of the expenses through closing cost credits.

I know I could put furniture on 0% interest credit cards, but I would need 2+ years to pay it off and I don't want to have to jump through hoops to cycle a balance onto new cards. 

If your asset is older and/or smaller, you may have better luck with local community banks or credit unions.

this is basically the business credit coaching partner that works with you over the course of 12 mos. to help you build up business credit for your company. 

But they were selling an expensive house in California and had horrible credit.

I have two banks that have done so as well as a credit card, and know of a couple of organizations that have as well.

Additionally, in my market, a lot of these properties are located in areas where price-to-rent ratios are extremely favorable.

Usually the numbers don't work to build in these neighborhoods, unless government tax credits, etc.Do you see the problem with your two statements:"The turnover costs could/will be high"and"How much more damage could they do?"

What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?