It's usually best to talk with your neighbors about your plans and get their support as one of the variance tests is that the requested relief does not cause a public health issue or alter the essential character of the neighborhood.Try googling "tests for a variance in [your state]" and talk with your local zoning department.

This would allow you to sell a property you had purchased with the intent of holding for productive investment use. 

Also, I'm not familiar with their 2-year "teaser" product.

But you are absolutely demonstrating your intent to hold for productive investment use.

A 1031 exchange allows you to defer taxes by exchanging real property held for productive use in a trade or business or for investment for other real property of like kind, which is also to be held for similar purposes.

Hey @John FriendasI have purchased 4 of my Co-Living (rent by room) properties with DSCR, 1 of them within the last few months.Not that I necessarily recommend this, but there are short-term-rental DSCR products.

If your product is nice, I believe you'll attract the right kind of renter (factory worker, lineman, etc). 

Conventional mortgage product? 

For a new investor, advising what forms to complete and how to complete them can be essential.

Most of them that are successful like a Tony Robbins etc they make HUGE Money Millions upon Millions with their training and backing certain products..