YOU will need to send the money to the individual and do this manually.

I'd reach out to someone in a local REIA where the property is located- those folks will know of some private individuals that are looking to lend. if the SFH is your primary residence, you should be able to get a HELOC at a decent rate from a regional or credit union.

Are there any current active investors in that area who can share their experience of that area and what kind of rents they are fetching?

If you are doing section 8, there's a good guy I know of that handles that although I don't have personal experience in this space.

Rental properties in areas with strong school districts typically experience higher demand and can command premium rental rates.

They want more online leads, but I'm quickly learning their bigger issue is outbound sales & marketing, i.e. understanding who their customers (and referral partners) are and engaging them meaningfully.I've been lurking on BP and researching their build areas and it seems like their primary clients are developers and investors, not individuals building their dream vacation home (though they are part of the mix).Their value prop is dollar efficiency and speed.

I just feel that it will make finding a good tenant harder because they'll want a 1 year lease from my experience.

The rest about dd and bidding etc you pick up along the way and getting better over time.... experience comes

Understanding this background on the situation... does anyone have previous experience with single income households where the "bread winner" goes on maternity leave and then has issues paying the rent.

Does anyone have experience with this?