Onslow County is home of Camp LeJeune (Marine base) so there is always a big need for more LTR rentals.

I am based in Edmonton, Alberta.

However, these programs typically qualifies borrowers based on their income, such as tax returns.The DSCR would be a good option considering you and your husband are entrepreneurs and the tax returns don't look good on paper.

Based on 27.5 yr straight line depreciation, that's about $1,700 of missed annual depreciation; $25,000 over 15 years - and at an ordinary tax rate of say 30% tax could amount to $7,500 off my current tax bill. 

@Aaron Zimmerman Good point about structure set up and determining cost bases.

I've been a licensed agent here in Maine at the Augusta-based Pouliot Real Estate for the last 2 years, but began my real estate career in Savannah, Georgia (my GA license is currently inactive).

I'm a new real estate investor based in Calgary looking to network

I’ve spent less than 150k total out of pocket investing in RE in the last 9 years and have been buying “base hits” in Dallas and Arkansas and now have 29 SFR.

There are towns that are not too far where there could be some options for you, but I would start going to real estate investor meetups and pair that with books and podcasts.

Run your numbers based on youre required return given what youre likely to have to spend and the amount of headache, risk, and work you have to do.