@Conor HusseyYour table sums it up, pretty much.

If you don't get that extremely clear, you may get all the way to the closing table only to find out the lender will not allow it.

To win over any partners, you have to have a real, quantifiable deal on the table for your partners to look over and see if the numbers work for them. 

I'm self employed and due to a few factors traditional plain vanilla bank loans are off the table for now, but I have the income and cash to get something done.

Thank you all for your time currently house hacking ready to move to the next stage section 8 would like to know the process and time table 

I am not talking about a single page checklist you fill in and send to your broker to make sure your file is complete so you can get your commission check at the table.

I also noticed that your back deck/porch only has a table on it. 

utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=id_1079079_date_200316 gives the 20 cities that have seen the largest increase in wealthy renter-occupied homes in the last decade & links to this census page: https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?d

Just bring your bright open mind to the table and I'll share with you whatever I know about the Philly market, best investment strategy with your budget and maybe introduce you to the network of my lenders, contractors...I saw me in you exactly several years ago.

Increasing your business credit line may be the best option on the table