Where are you all looking for your deals, and/or what methods are you using to get the deals brought to you?? 

@Christopher Lombardi as Shafi mentioned, it will depend on a number of factors.The risk will also depend on the nature of the project, the experience of the team, etc.Are you also expected to maintain a certain amount of liquidity through the term of the loan?

My question is: Can the sub 2 method still be used when it has gotten that far?

2) Under what circumstances will a DSCR loan NOT be made (and is the rural nature of the property a concern)?  

But if you're asking how is the value attributable to any land component of a given property acquisition determined, any reasonable method will suffice (e.g., allocating the land value based upon local property tax valuation ratios might be acceptable).

If I want to scale my portfolio, traditional 20% down mortgages aren't going to be possible because of the property value here, so wanted to see what other popular methods are possible.2) How can a rookie investor get comfortable with buying out-of-state? 

Tons of big windows and natural light.

Take natural disasters into account (more hesitant to invest in areas were theres lots of hurricanes, tornados, fires, etc.)CURRENTLY, i've weeded it down to about 20 states Im curious to know how others conduct their research to build strong bias for a specific market.

My goal is to reach 50 doors in four years thru the brrrr method and know that in order to do this I need to start positioning myself In higher dollar per hour rolls and build up a team to help make this happen.

Its this little pocket tucked away by a nature preserve.