I can make way more money on other deals than any Note.

Money, deals, crews ? 

I have a high credit score, good income, and money in the bank, but I have been having a difficult time finding a DSCR lender I feel like I can trust.

Improvements are cost-effective when the cost of making them is equal to or less than the money saved on energy from those improvements.Cost Effective Test for Existing HomesImprovements to existing homes are cost-effective when they pay for themselves over their expected life span with energy dollars saved.

He lost a bunch of money because he overpaid for a duplex but can now only rent it as a single family.

Rather than lose more time and gray hair seeking justice, I have decided to make my story and evidence public.

You need to make this (product/area decision) a very diligent decision or go for lower returns (LTR) and lower your expenses to save more money to move the capital to more investments to eventually leave your current active income.

In your first sentence you refer to hard money and a DSCR loan.

Would need money for rehab too, maybe I should continue to save or put it in a REIT? 

With each passing day, I lose rents and am now covering utilities, all of which were tenant responsibility.