As far as ethically that is part of my nature and I don't care for the aggressive (potentially predatory) strategies discussed by others, but I see value in offering a transparent and convenient service with lower costs and faster turnarounds than traditional MLS transactions. 

HELOANThis takes second position and is a closed end loan, meaning it's given as a lump sum similarly to a "regular" mortgage.

I'd much prefer to put $60K on a down payment and closing costs so I have $50K to fix it up.So a couple of questions: 1) Am I mistaken in thinking those kind of lower down payment products are out there for regular folks like us? 

For instance, things like death, divorce, job loss, natural disasters, heath issues, etc may cause you to change your plans unexpectedly and may change what you do with your home as a result.

And, even then, hitting your rate target would still be extremely challenging unless you were paying points up front, in which case it would probably make more sense to just try to put in a bigger down payment (or pay down the balance if refi) instead and get better terms naturally offered at the lower LTV.

When they ask the nature of my business, do I advise that I'm a real estate investor?

I'm particularly passionate about rental, fix-and-flip family and multi-unitsOutside of real estate, I enjoy nature photography.

Reporting is regular and sufficient.

Real estate is too much work to not be getting absolutely killer deals (and there's not that many available right now).rental vs adu , rental always wins because gross PPSF-appraisal/rent of ADU is less than PPSF-for-rent for regular rent.and with the available of homes already has converted room (and ADU) makes building adu is a moot point.i would just even buy SF with 6-7 rooms 

As best as I can tell on both sites, the algorithm looks something like this:Cheapest price>least restrictions (cancellation, # of days minimum, etc)>Premier/Super host>Review Scores>Most discounts (weekly, last minute, etc)>Regular revisions