This is a competitive sellers market at the moment with a lot of players working the MLS, you can get some nice base hits here and there, but I don't know of anyone that's hit a homerun buying on the market lately.  

- Would we be able to get funding just based on my resume?

Being 30, 60, 90 mins away ensures you can touch your property basically whenever you want. 

Wife and I are both self-employed so acquiring a traditional mortgage is challenging based on our "on paper" income.

they took options on the dirt subject to plat approvals.. then marketed the property to builders.. why they need me is that these projects require 500k to 1 mil up front to get approvals and thats what we provide.. our return is high based on risk.

A lot of our clients are San Diego based and it is a good place to be.

Let's help you duplicate that success in the Houston Area.I am a Houston, Texas based Investor Broker/Agent who has worked with over 400 BiggerPockets Members and Investors. 

build to rent is great. they are an intermediary that help investors contract direct with turn key new build. they are pretty sophisticated we have sold a house so far and we are looking to sell other multifamily with them. there is a vetting process and as an intermediary they don't control construction they help vet builders and establish relationships. they have a big team. the other builder I've never heard of but unless you can see your house I wouldn't touch it. rent to retirement has a strict policy of 90 days until certificate of occupancy until they will send a deal out they are good at what they do and I'd recommend them. they have options all over the country and established relationships.

Based on comps I could get about $2,200 a month in rent. that breaks down to :-$1,100 (+) -$600 = -$1,700 in mortgage/HEL$2,200 -$1,700 =$500.00 profitOr the Home Equity Agreement I get the $62k cash with no payment.

Please let me know your thoughts… or if I am way off base on what you were trying to accomplish.