In fact, for a rental investor, our local HMLs understand that we will want to refi out of hard-money into a 30-year fixed rate Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac product, which cannot be done under an LLC...so of course they let us buy in our names. 

Fee-only advisors won't try to sell you products to make a commission.

I'd love to see some photos of the finished product.

On the back end we use commercial 7 year balloons, but you should use 30 year conventional products as long as you can (you are limited to 4 and then 6 more with tighter standards, so 10 total per SSN - in case your ar married you could 2x).

And manufacturers should come up with biodegradable feminine hygiene products.

It's a great product the address just had to fall under certain census criteria. 

It may look like there is a ton of new products coming online that will flood the market.

Seeing as how you can rent out your personal home, or ANY home you own for up to 2 weeks and not have to pay any taxes on that rental income, I see no reason why you would be forced into a separate loan product with inferior terms.   

I have worked on some houses over the years that I am shocked that they have stood around this long, seeing some of the framing and the failures before they knew certain things we now know with modern building science and product/technique innovation.

@Martin BradyYour only option is a product that goes based on the cash flow of the investment property.