My concern is that if i apply for a HELOC to use for the down payment before i apply for a mortgage, A) I wont get approved due to my DTI ratio, and B) I wont get approved without first showing the bank I have the 20% down payment before pulling the HELOC.

Are there people in Fort Worth that are actively involved in wholesaling and/or fixing fliping?

Pete area and am very involved in the market here, especially in analyzing rental properties. 

While there are fewer native Austinites left, if you find them—especially older residents—they can be an invaluable resource for inside information.Get involved locally: Once the tourists and college students leave for summer or holidays, you’ll realize Austin is still a small town at heart.

Has anyone out there been involved in something similar or have ideas on how I can move forward with this?

If your rental property is occupied, there are different rules that apply for selling to an investor versus selling to a buyer who intends to occupy the property.

Aligning Investors With the Mission:I understand the skepticism about involving investors in a mission-driven project.

When you do that groups of people will apply, rather than random individuals.

Additionally, the right of redemption only applies if the property was owner occupied during the 90 days prior to the sale and this is not the case here. 

Hence, the decision was to make the flight using a single-engine plane.The same logic applies to multi-family properties: a fourplex has four times the vacancy risk of a single-family.