I recommend a simple spreadsheet to check your math and it will make it simple to adjust each year.End the complaints.

If they are adjusting the amount they can lend because the margins are too thin or telling you the deal metrics are not checking out it is likely due to the expected earnings not being sufficient. 

You might want to check out the Detroit Land Bank Authority, which sells rundown properties at super low prices—as long as you commit to renovating them.

Check with your QI about both scenarios.I did have a client do a 1031, rent it out for two years and then moved in at the advisement of their CPA.  

I don't personally care about checks anymore so that wasn't an important feature for me. 

Check out property prices, rental demand, and cash flow in the areas you're considering.

Do you have any other resources that have assisted you in your jouney that I could check out? 

But I’d say if you check the spaces and everything passes the smell test, should be fine.

Be sure to check out the free tools BP provides to help analyze deals you may have and also market insights.

You need to check with your state laws on wholesaling with and without a license.