They will assume it is fully drawn for purposes of DTI. 

This may be too obvious of a question, but when you say "escrow account" is it actually an account your bank offers for escrow related funds or is it simply a savings or checking account that you've created solely for that purpose?

As a first investment, you'll be making it more difficult on yourself by investing in a area you don't know, looking to rehab it yourself, investing for the sole purpose of it being a "lower price point",...I can come up with more reasons.  

I'd love to speak with you and send you some deals I may come across on my own, just for analytical purposes.

@Jonathan CastroHi Jonathan, What is your primary purpose for the purchase?

Anyhow, if I start a handyman company, for the sole purpose of working on my own properties only, my brief conversation with my tax guy said I could then bill myself, from my handyman company, for the labor.

It's done for the purpose of issuing the commitment and later the policy. 

If the broker Is selling thru own house and using a different firm to list...then it's up to them...Also some brokers will still take a commission so it can listed on the HUD statement and or for tax planning purposes So again, it's all depends.

I don't think the market is going to reflect a recession for awhile so I wouldn't count on a lower price for that purpose, but you can negotiate a price you feel comfortable with. 5.

The purpose of this tax is to level the playing field for tax-paying businesses and prevent tax-exempts from driving them out of business.When you add debt-financing, which introduces its own layer of taxation, forget about it.Being a lender to other flippers with the IRA is the better approach, as interest income is passive in nature and not subject to taxation.