If of course, your life and personal situation complies :) I have done this for three years now.For this thought exercise, let's assume the RE professional requirement has been met, and that the net rental income (excluding depreciation) equals $0.Isn't 100K of gross taxable income less 30K of depreciation equal to 70K of taxable income (i.e., 100K-30K=70K)? 

My home inspector specifically excluded checking for structural cracks, damage, etc UNDER tenant belongings including area rugs in the garage.

. :)If it's a pure rental property appearing on tax returns that is no the subject property, and rental income offsets PITI according to that spreadsheet, qualifying income is added, and PITI is excluded from the debts column. 

The point was mentioned that you can negotiate a better price by not using an agent, true, but to me REI is a team sport & if I started excluding my normal broker from deals word might get out, especially since I am in a smaller market.  

(That excludes trailers since my wife grew up in one and never wants to repeat the experience)3: Only buy real estate within 30 min driving distance of my home.

Second, you're not excluding anyone who is NOT a travel nurse are you?

There are still quite a few of us in the middle though (see how I excluded myself there?

So I’m looking for someone who’s an expert in the market to help me find the right property (obviously willing to pay a commission or finder fee).I’m looking for something I can live in 8 months out of the year (excluding the hottest months).

When you say what you said, you are actually accusing everyone since by not including "anyone in particular", you also didn't "exclude" anyone in particular.

You can likely get up to 90% LTV (excluding your current mortgage) and should be able to find a lender who will do it with little to no closing costs.