Feel free to inquire about their staff qualifications if it's a larger organization.2.

If you can find a warranty that allows you to use the vendors of your choice, that helps. 

The seller is not desperate but certainly anxious to sell this home because they have found a larger home they'd like to buy.For the deal to work I would need to get the property sub-to which the seller is willing to do but neither of us are sure about the fact that the loan is a VA loan.

I am going to start visiting the larger offices, leaving materials, answering questions, etc.

If the pricewould have been $20k less I would have been good with just a VA loan.So depending if you're looking at a larger more expensive house, I wouldn't refi the 1st one as I'm sure your interest rate is pretty low, plus adding closing cost would add more $ being refinanced.

This route requires a larger rehab budget and more work (and risk).  

The challenge that many borrowers run into when looking for larger equity lines with limits  of $250k+ is that they typically require full income verification (not always bank statement and DSCR exist) with lower DTI ratios (43-50%) however although the repayment scheduled is based off a simple interest only payment, (usually a 30 year amortization schedule with the initial draw period of 5-10 years) the qualifying rate is based off of the converted twenty year amortization schedule (240 equal installments) of the payback period.

Some of the larger firms must have low capital cost and annual growth numbers to hit.  

I’ve looked at the Melbourne area and would be happy to connect offline to learn more.I go back and forth between a luxury condo (pros are easier to manage, less maintenance: cons high HOAs, limited STR rules) or a newer built home (pros are larger space, more private, higher appreciation potential: cons higher insurance, more maintenance, more upkeep, more services like lawn care/pool cleaners/etc needed).

Accountants are in such demand, that the best are not even accepting clients half the time.The other problem I see often with accountants on here is that they specialize in larger investors, and have really high prices when you as a smaller investor do not need all the bells and whistles.Another thing I see is folks thinking they need to have a tax professional in their state.