Tenant Quality - is it located in a market where the tenants are employed, stable - versus so transient that a 30-day stay is considered normal (and you can't make money with those).3. 

Self employed

I just switched over from W-2 income to self-employment in May, which makes me ineligible for house hacking until May of 2024.

"Rental apartments typically employ 12-month leases, perhaps with monthly lease extensions after the first year, implying that rents can be adjusted annually, if not monthly; self-storage facilities typically have similarly short lease terms.

The tenant can afford the $1,500 per month rent based on the employment and income verification that I received with her application.

Invest in yourself and raise your value, let your employer know your desire, they might offer OJT or even pay for your training at a college etc.

Use this tip as a starting point, but be aware that different people will negotiate differently, and you are not guaranteed a particular price just because you employ this strategy.2.

Would you work a second job, and pay your employer to do that, then justify it because you make enough on your main job to cover it? 

My wife has recently received 100k from her employer.

DSCR loans have positives because there is no employment verification, W2s, or income statements, a lender will only look if the property will cash flow and the borrower has enough liquidity to make timely payments.