I have a good conventional renovation lender if you need a referral, As the buyer you have to qualify for the loan like any conventional loan then submit repair estimate and a subject to appraisal for project review. 

You can also rent it subject to you vacating, take a security deposit and sign a lease with the prospective tenant and submit copies of both to your conventional lender  for your o/o loan.

It is just like having an account with a conventional brokerage, except self-directed IRA custodians have the staff training and paperwork to document IRA investments in alternative assets such as real estate.  

DTI is going to play into it using conventional financing, which is why you hit the wall.

Generally, conventional refinancing needs seasoning time more than 6 months.

The conventional wisdom says that staged houses sell for more money.

What would it cost to finance the deal with a conventional mortgage? 

For more conventional financing, my lender wants to see me have 6 months of payments in the bank for a ready-to-rent property. 

Then going the conventional route for an FHA 203k sounds good but I need to qualify for that first.

Would anyone here say thats a ok start or would holding cash and seeking a Conventional loan  be better.side note: I want to get out of renting before summer 2016 (month2month lease at moment)