I showed the lender, enough fund for upto 30% down payment.I also offered to show regular income that will make the monthly payments.but he has refused all that. just sticking to "we want 50%+ owner occupancy ratio"

Depending on that you could go a couple different routes.

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I was figuring just getting a residential 150 or 300 mbps account, and routing it to the 6 units via cat5.

Jessica Hood, advertising, self promotion and deal making are not allowed in our regular forums.

I have been looking into HMLs and I think it is a route I would feel comfortable going. 

I'm also so grateful you mentioned how flexible real estate is, and therefore a good career for people with kids, because this is a great reminder that if I went back to a regular job, I will most likely not have this kind of flexibility.  

I'd be going the turn key route but I've been doing months and months of due diligence on the property, location, management and rehab.

Banks are limited and Quicken loans backs out of the deal at the 11th hour, trust me, I refuse to accept an offer with a QL and it's the regular buzz in the office that 'another deal fell through.'  

From there the conversation will be off the cuff and you will have to listen to gather the info you need, ask questions about the house, make comments, become an associate of theirs on a regular info gathering/sharing phone call.