Some outreach to local companies with a transient workforce may be worth your time - you'd have 1 lease rather than 5 (1 per bedroom). 

The companies you will find in the lender finder section of BP are probably mostly companies as opposed to a private person like you are referring to.

Hi Lynette, I'm a Managing Partner at a company that does Full-scale flipping, lending, development, and portfolio acquisition, amongst other things! 

Thanks,Harish. this would be typical of a larger commercial transaction.. what you can do is pay the appraiser and the Phase one company direct.. its usually done that way.

In our management company we have cases where section 8 covered 200/m.

Hi @Joshua Manier,**I'm not affiliated with any of the companies mentioned**Your strong financial profile and low LTV puts you in a great position!

Fannie Mae will allow you to transfer the deed to an LLC if you decide to try to go the conventional route, but the loan would still be in your names and you'll need to pay a title company a second time post-closing to do this  for you. 3) I can't speak for the area so no comment there4) If you're self managing, make sure you find vendors you can trust in the area since you won't be able to easily verify if an HVAC guy, plumber, etc. is trying to rip you off and tell you to buy something you don't actually need. 5) Make sure you have clear alignment of goals and a clear operating agreement that spells out what to do if those goals start to not align in the future since you'll be jointly obligated to these properties. 

Think about an HVAC, storm damage, paying for housing if a tree falls on the roof, dealing with stupid insurance companies, etc.

Anyone have any experiencing getting the city/utlities company to add separate meters?  

I am a district manager with a company called Build 2 rent, and i live in Cape Coral.