You meet a lot of people and I have learned the more people you have to go ask questions or bounce ideas off of will make the process a whole lot easier. 

Chirag Shah you can read all the books you want but when you are buying such expensive assets you need to pony up and pay for a mentor and get around peers where you can bounce ideas and learn together.

Often times, when new investors hit a home run, they think they're smarter than they really are.For that reason, I'd find a seasoned investor to bounce ideas off of regarding your next move.

Charles Morgan Stop worrying and start thinking... buy a big white board and lay it all out so it isn't bouncing around in your headMake the plan and make it happen.

Ask for credit line increases after they have been paid off and your scores bounce back, and apply for additional cards simultaneously to limit the impact on your credit.

That said, bounce the rest of your question off an attorney.

I've bounced these numbers off my realtor, other local investors from my REIA, and two different contracts and they've said that they think I'm in the right ball park on these estimates. 

Who do you folks bounce these specific ideas off of?

:PIncidentally, this lawful trickery where we bounce between freddie and fannie is why any REI needs a local minimal overlays lender that offers the full spectrum of basic mortgage products.

Be like a rubber ball, the harder you get knocked down, the higher you bounce up.