We called 4 different references, including one from the mortgage department of a well known Bank.

Is it difficult/impossible if you use only one bank account?

From fully automated Kiosks (an ATM looking thing that rents the unit, sets up auto billing on tenants bank or credit card, dispenses a lock if the new tenant wants to buy one etc), to smart phone Apps that do the same thing (except vend a lock) to 24 hour USA based call centers that will manage the business and rent the units for those customers who want a human to talk to (and the Kiosk software, smarphone App software, and call center sofware can all be seemlessly integrated within your business management software.

If, on the other hand, you are planning to use a bank and the property needs a lot of work, you may have a harder time.

I just spoke with a bank about some financing I'm looking for. 

This may very well be the first story of many of why they can't pay their rent on time - bank issue, health issue, pet issue, etc, etc, etc. 

So tell your agent the deal is dead, they did all this work and won't get paid, unless they get a signed agreement from a tenant agreeing to vacate by 7/31/18 and your bank needs it by Wednesday

My current lending bank basically just told me, not to my surprise, that there is not much room to refinance and take money out.  

It seems that banks won’t do a HELOC on an investment home (primary only).

My bank will not do business with me.