@Terri B.To increase your Cash on Cash return on investment, it may be beneficial to use debt to obtain income and asset appreciation with less cash expenditure.

I'm looking to get a loan for my first non-owner occupied rental property but my current lender is telling me my debt to income ratio is too high due to my student loans and mortgage.

Not for me, I wouldn't want to be forced to distribute 90% of taxable income  to shareholders.Private fund?

Once you complete the property, you could then do a DSCR to pay off the initial fix-and-flip as then you will have the rental income to show for it.

Quote from @Linda Roberts: I won't even allow a cosigner from another state.First, you are putting yourself in a tough situation with three or more unrelated tenants, but that's a discussion for another day.Second, I won't allow a renter without income unless they pay their first three months in advance.There are too many variables for me to make a decision.

There are different “classes” that have different incomes, emograohics, characteristics, etc.

they screen the tenant for income eligibility and require a physical inspection of the property before tenant moves in and on a yearly basis for renewals. 

We mass analyze the entire market here simultaneously and there are dozens of properties that would produce that type of income for less than $700K. 

Flips are exciting, you learn a lot, more risk, more upside, more headaches, more short term taxable income. 

I have done my research online and it doesn't seem like the strongest market (population is stagnant, crime rate is not the best, job industry isn't very strong) but I know personal accounts are important as well.