Apologies if I missed prior posts asking the same thingI want to take advantage of the low down payment requirement however need to find a lender supporting this loan type.Can you please provide any recommended lenders for Homestyle loans (or even 203k) that serve DFW? 

Support staff at RentRedi were there to answer any questions and help me setup, once setup it runs itself.  

I envision this portfolio supporting me during my retirement years—though I still plan to work, just in a different capacity than I do today.I recently finished reading "How to Invest in Real Estate: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide" by Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turner, which has been incredibly helpful.

I might also offer them some support such as a dumpster.

Search the BP for ADU appraisals to encounter numerous examples.

If you’re making a return higher than a bank CD you can support a mortgage.

MF, but it's more about what that particular market supports.

Stack up the cash flow and dip into that as needed to support the asset.

You will also need different levels of staffing to support the various strategies as you are already realizing. 

If these folks owned their own home prior, I would probably take that as them having better credit at that time even without a credit report to support it.