Talk to the person who sold you the deal initially to see if they have a recommendation for a lender (local bank, credit union, DSCR guy, or Hard Money).   

I am personally an example of the whole thing.

(B) An Owner may lease a Unit for residential purposes provided;(1) There is a written agreement;I am new to leasing out a unit in LA so I am confused about the following (all rentals would be more than 30 days):1.

I have a vacant house a couple doors down from my personal home, in Texas.

I just need a go-to person momentarily….Thanks, coachable newbie 

IRS requires 4.9% interest for tax purposes on an owner financed sale.  1.

If you can't keep control of your personal finances, you are highly unlikely to succeed in real estate investing.

Lenders will need to make sure the property can debt service at 1.25 or higher using all property expenses, property income, and depending on the bank, your personal income and personal debt. 

As for the persons you said you would send an application, you may have to just be honest and let them know that since they have pets, you are not going to send an application because you have decided not to permit pets.

The purpose of my entity is to club together several investors and make a singular, passive investment in a commercial real estate fund (the fund is organized as a Limited Partnership).