They can also be more forgiving on condos (warrantable versus non) at times.

We rotate locks through our rentals, with a period of non-use for each lock.  

You are quoting old rules.New rules have a calculated period of Qualified vs Non Qualified usage. 

If you’ve got strong tenant demand, proximity to top employers, or even access to public transit, you’re laying a solid foundation.

The narrative that these are cash flowing properties is aggressively pushed by everyone who benefits from these transactions...turn key operators....brokers....pm's but its incredibly difficult for the non hands on buyers to operate these homes for a sustainable period of time.

Non stop action taking and never giving up plus always making sure we give our absolute best to clients and always reply never making anyone wait and go to a competitor :)  I have Ads, I have a lot of social media posts and updates on all social media platforms daily. 

With current interest rates, and they are at least 1% higher with potentially additional points for non owner occupied property, it is hard to find properties that will allow for positive cash flow after paying the mortgage, if you are looking for money for the down payment from a private lender, those are normally at higher than market and I am not sure it would be possible to pay it off.... please remember you need to take into account that you may not have a tenant for a certain amount of time, a tenant may stop paying rent, or you will have a big ticket item to fix, so I would wait if I were you and save to have enough for the down payment and closing costs and perhaps some money set aside for repairs. you also want to make sure that you have your own emergency fund outside of the money needed for the investment property because life happens ....

As a matter of fact, I have openly ask a couple of posters before to tell me more about their services on an a public thread and they were happy to do so.

In many states, this is public information.

I think public perception of the Midwest has not caught up to the reality on the ground.