Hi Theresa, Our team just helped a client close on a fix and flip program last month in the tri-state area. 

I am going for a house hack with Fannie & Freddie conventional , After my 4th offer was rejected going over listing I asked the listing agent for some additional info and they stated that for this property there were 42 showings within 4 days. 1 cash offer, 1 commercial, 15 conventional and one FHA with 9 waived inspections, 11 escalation clauses and 5 appraisal gaps.

As for verifying that the stated owner is actually the owner of their previous residence, I just check that myself.

You stated that your mom is both living in the property and on the mortgage.

The majority of our clients are out of state investors.

I noticed the crime map layer on the map view of Realtor.com was removed today; see the article below for rationale.

Does not have to be local, since these are mostly general issues, not State (I've used advisors in other states but for other issues). 

There is NO getting around the fact that you own the property/business other then a TRUE no-recourse loan (which will not be an option for small mom and pop investors) and no if the loan is on your credit report has no effect either as credit report is NOT the only source.The premise of DSCR loans is for borrowers who cannot qualify for full doc loans for one reason or another, but it seems the real premise of DSCR loans is because of the commercial purpose designation is that a lot of states do not require licensing of any type to sell these products.

I'd love your insights on which cities you think are ideal for multi-family properties, especially in states with landlord-friendly regulations.

Here's a legal article that explains what your involvement is and what the process may look like: https://www.paletzlaw.com/2020/01/28/tenants-and-bankruptcy-...