The appraiser wouldn't even allow me to meet him which I had never had happen.  

@Edgar Duarte Selling now under the primary residence exclusion avoids capital gains taxes, allowing you to reinvest the $500K equity in diversified assets like index funds or additional rental properties.

There are multiple cities here in Maricopa County that would allow you to house hack and cash flow.

It also identifies signer names within the documents, allowing you to uncover the owners behind the ownership entities.Currently, lenders primarily utilize the platform to monitor client and bank activity, but we're exploring options to tailor the tools for investors.

What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?

Do you mind sharing the name of that type of loan/lender that allows you to have the seller carry on a second position?

However, after you get some experience, you probably want to get a Private Lender since this will allow you to keep the majority of the profits.

I’ve done some research and have found that some banks will allow the seller finance portion from the seller to go towards the down payment of the loan, is that true?

It will allow you to roll existing retirement funds into the 401k (save Roth IRA) and self direct those funds.  

.- Many of these HCOL areas also have strict limitations on AirBnB or short-term rentals... that do not apply to owner-occupants - thus allowing for extreme cashflow potential for house-hackers.