I also require proof of savings of at least 2 months living expenses. 

I don't know how much money tenant has in checking / savings / 401K, etc.

Working on my financial fundamentals, namely saving enough free capital to invest.

@Tanner KingWhen I analyze a house hack deal, I focus on metrics like GRM, Cap Rate, Cash Flow, House Hack Savings, and Future Rent Potential.

@Jonathan Greene this was great info, much appreciated.

My contact info is in my bio as well.Good luck!

I went in a different direction so no info to offer here.

@Brandon Croucier is giving you solid info on finding an experienced and honest mortgage broker who can shop your exact scenario both ways, with the rehab and without and break down the benefits of each with all fees so you can see an apples to apples comparison. 

So yeah that's not happening, what I am going to do instead is draw up the concept myself in autocad since I know how to do that and then basically will he looking for a young hungry architect that can produce construction drawings off of my concept plans.This will be a grind, I may not finish the concept drawing for another 1-2 months but hey at this point its going to literally save me 10s of thousands and I love this piece anyway.

The more actions you take of course the more money you will save but it will take more time, effort and energy while there is a learning curve which often times can be pretty steep in this industry.