And give more weight to a business owner providing you a suggestion rather than just some broker saying "I can do it".  

It was difficult to find an insurer to finally provide full coverage at under $2k, about double normal rates for my area.

I shouldn't have to ask my landlord's permission to celebrate my religion and put up Christmas lights provided I'm not doing any damage to the home .

You can also seek advice from lenders and brokers on finding a suitable real estate mentor, most will be able to provide one.

Lenders also loved them because there was growing cash flow from the rentals to provide more lendability.

The last thing you need is to provide any reason for him to claim that this is a consumer-purpose loan.

We like to provide copies of keys that are due not duplicate.

My goal is to have more financial freedom for myself and to provide a better future for my son.

In todays current environment, finding a lender to provide a second mortgage on an investment property is going to be challenging.

However your situation becomes a trickier case study since these properties first served as your primary residence which could provide additional benefits form a tax perspective not available to an owner of investment real estate and nobody has a crystal ball and knows the property with certainty will transition into an investment property.