@Tom Knox Mike is right generally if it is habitable and no serious safety or health concerns conventional will lend on it. 

Single male business owner looking to divorce his W-2 safety net!

What we are interested in are the staple kind of thing for now... single family homes in landlord friendly states, where the financials make sense :) Again, we want to do everything 50/50 and in an LLC for simplicity and safety from personal asset exposure.What are the key words I need to use with these banks to get them to agree to purchase a Rental Property into an LLC, because I have spoken to about six NMLS ID# folks across several lenders who have just flat out said, "No."

Hi Derek,If the stove moves at all, it might be the metal flex pipe that feed gas to the stove in the back.Also maybe there is a gas pressure regulator on the house inlet feed that is malfunctioning.If it were me and I smelled gas (and it wasn't immediately obvious where it was coming from),  I would evacuated the house and call the gas company immediately to come find it right then.For tenant safety Home Depot sells "combination Carbon Monoxide and Natural Gas Alarms" that mount on the wall.Good Luck!

You have a lot of what iffs and with no margin of safety and no experience I would read up and save up a little more. 

The caveat here, is that some places have rules for the number of people living in the unit, for fire safety - also the reason you need to have an accurate count of the people.

Looking back, it is likely that more than one of those deals could have wiped me out.Through the experience I have gained, I have found myself to be a patient hunter. 

I need safety in cash flow and sustainable debt.

Which is why I'm not planning to borrow against my 401k, but it's still a safety option against a +10% heloc rate 

Neighborhoods can vary greatly in quality and safety, which affects price, so be very specific about what you are looking for with your agent.I hope this helps.