It's easy to obtain, costs very little, and doesn't require extra, on-going effort to maintain.

At one point I was told I could obtain funding (non-conforming was the term that was used) with 12 months of bank statements.My question is what would make me more appealing to a lender; should I continue with 1099 work or go to W2??

As eric pointed out, someone who lives in Phila will have to be registered as a manager of the property to obtain a rental license - usually a PMPersonally if you're looking to target SFH I would recommend: Roxborough (for 3+ bedroom - there is a large saturation for 1-2 bed apartments in area), East falls, E and W Mount airy (need to be proficient in neighborhood to know where the good and not so good blocks are, and far NE philly.

What are you hoping to obtain from coaching?

As someone relatively young, obtaining a conventional loan has proven challenging for me.

In New Hampshire, title laws are strict, so we couldn’t move forward without obtaining a signature from a living heir.The title company dug deep and eventually located a distant relative—a niece of the deceased owner, two generations removed.

Please do this first:  contact the local Housing Authority office in your market area and obtain the landlord package.

Did anyone have any success obtaining a NOO HELOC under LLC recently now that the market is better for the lenders?

If possible, in the future I would try to obtain a copy of a standard Condo questionnaire from the HOA prior to the mortgage application process and ask your lender to review it in advance in order to mitigate some of the time and costs risks associated.

It's easy to obtain, costs very little, and doesn't require extra, on-going effort to maintain.