I took advantage of that feature and sent some lease option cards to a select audience north of my usual territory.  

One option is to partner with an experienced operator or you could invest passively in a deal or two depending on the sponsors minimums.

Don't make asks, just ask questions.You take that relationship building and add to it podcasts with guests specific to multifamily and books on multifamily so you fully vet that as an option.

In other words I'm sure that within a year he'll be at least matching this income and still be getting the severance.If a regular mortgage is out of the question I'm thinking of other options and would love to some the BP-folk advice.1.

All great options for finding neighborhood info.

But assuming people already have capital, I think a combination of your options is needed, depending on market.

Another option that can potentially be free is looking for a mentor who is doing what you aspire to do in real estate and see how you can be of value to them so you can learn while helping their business.

I was told that I need to not report loss on my 2019 taxes so that would fix my DTI (from 2018 rental loss)Is this my only option, do I have to wait until January 2020 to get another mortgage?

Are there alternative/better financing options for this plan? 

I completely feel that I have been cheated and restoration company is looting me. need suggestions and options I have .