I have a low debt to income ratio due to recent divorce and child support.

I don't know what it is, but every room picture makes me fell like I have to duck down.Since the selling point of this place is the school district, you need to make your place child friendly.

Then you don't have to live with your child in one of your projects.

My wife and I are interested in opening a child care center in Portland, Oregon, and I am doing preliminary research on what it will look like to enter into a commercial lease arrangement on a space that's, say, 2500 SQFT or more.

What is the actual steps in creating 'child' or "series" under SLLC?

HI Hen,I am only licensed in the below states however, the above scenario is acceptable and I've worked with many folks who were solely qualifying off atraditional income sources like rental cashflows only, notes income, installment contracts, royalties, dividends, alimony, child support, etcThe thing you have to factor is that the lender will still calculate a full DTI or debt to income on you so when I mean you might be able to qualify this assumes youd have to either have a ton of a rental cashflows or little to zero debt and are living rent free.This is so you can divert all of your rental income to help you in the qualification of the property you're looking to obtain financing for.If lifestyle costs, rents, or other liabilities are in the way or taking up your borrowing power then you wont have any room for this anticipated property.If you're trying to rely solelyon this anticipated purchase's income only and have no other rental income then you'll definitely have to be living rent free (family members/parents) and will have to have zero debt when credit is pulled but you'll be able to qualify yes if the property cashflows (75% of gross rents - PITI = hopefully positive income). 

I guess per MA state law, you cant rent to someone with a child younger than 6yrs of age.Even if the kid is 8yrs old, I cant stop him from peeling 5 layers of paint and eating the layer with lead paint. 

My father owned a unit (I spent time in as a child).

You will want to take a strong look at setting-up an U.S.A. based legal entity, probably as a 100% owned child, of a Canadian entity.

I'm of retirement age having spent 30 years in the field of child and family, and adult mental health, in various capacities, and about a decade in the timber industry as a helicopter logger, timber cruiser, fire fighter, etc.