Besides conducting an extensive google search to find lenders with such qualifications and niche products can you offer some advice as where to find these lenders? 

., created PSA, then executed (with enough DD time and extensions to financing if needed - THIS IS IMPORTANT!). 

An excess of success today would allow me to morph an already successful business into a slightly or drastically different version of itself, so that it's an extension of my lifestyle, rather than the converse.I say you choose a target for your future sooner than later and start working towards it today. 

If your due diligence runs short, I ask for an extension.  

Baltimore properties are old and these low price properties usually need extensive renovation.

I've done some extensive research on the brrrr strategy as well as the house hacking strategy but I need clarity on some questions.    

You can buy extensions to help it drain further away. 

When the first property was returned to us after an eviction we were faced with a property that had not earned money in months and now was in need of extensive repairs.

Extensive AirBNB experience tells me this is going to be a logistical pain in the neck, unless you happen to connect with the one guy who's got the opposite of your schedule. 

I know someone who had a slow leak in their hot water tank and the insurance covered the cost of the repairs which were extensive.