All the distressed junky properties I looked at were over priced or required a massive rehab I wasn't capable or willing to tackle.

My husband is well versed in excel and I think could tackle a project like that over time.

The city properties you need to be real careful as the margins will be very tight and with the old homes you can run into some unexpected issues($$) once you start tackling the rehab.Also I would connect with some of the local wholesalers (who you can meet at the FFREIA meetings or through web searches) to get on their lists as they might have something that meets your criteria.

How do you tackle the challenge of qualifying for mortgages when your previous mortgage increases your debt to income ratio?

For a sports reference: Before you can score the touchdown (travel the world) you have to catch the ball, run down the field, and avoid getting tackled or pushed OB.

You can use an app such as Genius Scan to scan your receipts and export them as PDFs if you want scanned PDFs rather than jpeg/png.The CPA firms we work with recommend keeping track of your receipts in the event of an audit so good on you for tackling this!

Ideally, I would take all responsibility of asset management and the partner would bring the additional experience and loan guarantor responsibilities into the team.How would you tackle this roadblock to get to the finish line?

You have received a lot of good responses to your question, but I feel there is plenty for you to learn, before you even need to tackle this situation.  

Overcoming Low-Capital Challenges: If you started with minimal funds, how did you tackle challenges when moving towards automation?

The only difference is that I will be licensed as GC in PA and tackling all future projects with my crew with a strict timeline.