Further, both of those leases explicitly state that the Landlord can deduct late charges from the security deposit.I feel confident in saying that if you used either of these lease forms, you are in the right unless your late fees are deemed unreasonable.  

No person shall engage either directly or indirectly in the business of a real estate broker, broker-salesperson or salesperson, temporarily or otherwise, and no person shall advertise or represent himself as being authorized to act as a real estate broker, broker-salesperson or salesperson, or to engage in any of the activities described in R.S.45:15-3, without being licensed so to do as hereinafter provided.

It does not matter if you pay a point or two more or your interest rate is a little higher, you will have the confidence that you are not getting your identity stolen.

My concern has been how to execute from little or no money to begin fixing/flipping a house and how to re-use the profit towards repeating the process or engage with a different real estate venture.I am looking forward in learning more from you all.

If your cousin's wife is still very skilled, maybe you have a place higher in the business hierarchy where you can engage her (marketing, client relations, financial management). 

I have a trusted friend who is overseeing the rehabs that gives me confidence to invest out of state.  

I am an agent as well and have access to mls  and am confident about the comps, so I don't expect to have any trouble finding a buyer for them they are solid deals . 

@Brad Woodhall - I am very sure of the comps in the area, my mother lives about 3 minutes from the property and I actually grew up in that area, so I am pretty confident.

The plan is subject to UDFI on other leveraged investments not secured by real property such as margin trading in stocks.A Solo 401k is subject to Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) when engaging in a trade or business activity on a regular or repeated basis - as opposed to receiving passive income.  

Maybe I need to educate myself better to gain more confidence, but it seems to be the least forgiving on a misstep especially in an expensive and competitive market like San Diego...