I haven't come across a national lender willing to do that or a bank in KC willing to.

National Banks do carry national charters do to business in every state but some smaller banks need a specific license to do business in certain states. 

I have a company CHG Healthcare (national company) wanting to place a doctor for short term (3-6 months) in one of my houses around Grays Harbor.

According to a national bank, my debt to income ratio is out of their initial underwriting guidelines. 

@George LiPeople will be buying and selling regardless of the national market condition.

Over the last year, four separate surveys have been taken asking when we can expect the next recession to occur: The Pulsenomics Survey of Market AnalystsThe Wall Street Journal Survey of EconomistsThe Duke University Survey of American CFOsThe National Association of Business Economics70% of all respondents to the four surveys believe that a recession will occur in 2019 or 2020 with an additional 18% saying 2021.However, we must realize that a recession does not mean we will experience another housing crash.

Economical data both globally and nationally have been slowing since last summer.

I asked one of the Neighbors what was the deal and they said a women has owned that house for 25 years and lives about 15 minutes away, odd I know!

I invest in San Diego county and will state that if you do not want to count appreciation then it is far better to rent than to purchase at retail.The problem with this logic is that you are discounting the return component that makes San Diego one of the best locations in the nation for buy n hold RE.  

Long story long, call a minimum of a dozen local/national lenders and get some rates!