I have a high credit score, good income, and money in the bank, but I have been having a difficult time finding a DSCR lender I feel like I can trust.

Feel free to reach out if you need assistance. 

As you said, you do need a RE license to wholesale in IL so that would be a good first step.If you're still looking to house hack or pursue buy & hold deals, feel free to PM me and I think I can point you in the right direction.

Did do the deprecation thing at least last 2 years though  Wife and I FEEL we need to sell in order to use the equity for a down payment in order to stay local.

I feel like so many people have repeated the "VRBO guests are older and take better care of the place" trope that there is a lot of confirmation bias there, and people just kind of repeat it. 

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or ever need anything!

Feel free to give me a shout and we can chat through the pros and cons of the area.

Overall I feel your goal should be "just enough" to make the prospective (most typical "opportunistic") trespasser move along and find an easier target.

Open to any tips for going through an eviction in Texas! 

He feels that if something is legal and he can get away with it, then its moral.