Not sure if this guy you brought in was of that variety or perhaps more specialized? 

@Rick NovotnyNo underwriter is going to believe you plan to live in one of the units for a variety of reasons; most of all:Most people don't go from a single family residential to living in an apartmentFHA's stated purpose is not to be used to for investment vehicles.

I agree with @Steve Schulman that value add is great for a variety of reasons if you're up for it.

I find that cross-listing them on Furnished Finder and Airbnb does a great job of exposing my listing to a variety of potential tenants for maximum occupancy.

I'm also of the newer variety.

But you'll find a variety of all strategies here on the website.

I am also a manager of people and have studied a variety of ways to deal with people in conflict, behaviour modification, and expressing difficult ideas clearly without creating conflict.Should any of these things be of need to you, feel free to reach out and I'll do me best t lend a hand. 

In short, I've developed relationships with a wide variety of people to accomplish tasks.

So I feel the best step would be to locate a variety of lenders and show your success with the first property.

What most have said (including me) is that a 2008-style collapse is unlikely given a variety of factors.