I have already talked to a private lender of mine that tentatively agreed to lend on the deal.

She has a 5.25% loan, her PITI $1K per month, and she pays $25 per month for a homeowner's warranty that covers everything. 

Buying your primary home first allows for stability before investments, but may require higher down payments and stricter approval criteria.

The other thing to do is find a lender to partner with.

It's important to be as proactive as possible when it comes to the 45 day identification period.

To address this, we verify the property owner per government records and use this information to vetimposters.Anything that seems suspicious will lead to us requesting an acceptable Letter of Explanation toaddress.Analyze IncomeMany landlords require a month of paystubs from applicants and just use these to calculate a monthly qualifyingincome.

How did you add value to the deal?

I dont have experience buying but have looked into it, from what I can tell, if you buy it at a tax auction, The owner has a certain amount of time to reclaim the property.

This would give you up to 180 days to sell your relinquished properties and not have to stress the identification time frames.

Using a HELOC can work, but it's still a second loan on one property so I wouldn't be looking for a way to leverage one of your two properties just yet to get a third.