From the side of being a sponsor and having worked with almost all of the firms being discussed to get investors into our fund (I can say quest was great to work with since they are no longer around), there are those that are definitely a lot easier to work with than others and some really drag on the paperwork process whereas others are great.

Yes, definitely at the mid to senior Leadership levels.  

Kentucky is definitely capturing the eyes of manufacturing!

However, definitely worth a look.Zillow might work aswell, but definitely has it's limitation.

I definitely don’t need credit repair as I have excellent credit.

I'm a full time agent and investor in the area that works a ton with VA buyers and i LOVE helping people house hack, it is definitely my favorite strategy and my passion helping people do it.

If the rental property has a DTI of 25%, by definition your blended DTI will be <30%. 

I have only been declining based on credit so far so I haven't gotten to the point yet where I needed to do the prior landlord interviews, but will definitely be interviewing as many prior landlords as possible.

An older home you'll definitely know if there's a foundational issue or not.

If it can't, then don't consider it.I see yeah definitely risky most likely won’t go this route but will keep that in mind.Thank you for your advice!