Together you and your partner need to come to a solution.

Expansion of Section 8, tax deduction for rent, change in zoning laws, higher density housing etc are all better solutions than rent control.

I'm looking into a new property management solution does anyone have any options on what they like/dislike about some of the better know products out there? 

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I would try reaching out to a mortgage broker (versus a straight up bank)... they usually have more lenders to pick from... you can't be the first one to have this issue, and somewhere is going to have a solution for you.  

Assuming that you are going to be setting up a C Corp anyway because most tech startups are setup this way if they are going to have a large number of shareholders, the ROBS solution sounds appealing, until you get into the details. 

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By far the easiest solution to your problem is to have someone (usually a parent) co-sign on your mortgage.

This is a nice short term solution for me and for my seller.