The husband even does small fixes around the house without getting the handyman involved "to save me some money."

.; he provides seller’s reports so I can better analyze the deal; if something looks good, I get my contractor involved and we all talk about it.My agent and I also have an understanding that I need to network with other agents to increase my deal potential, he gets that.

It is also odd that the title co. is involved in modifying the possession date. 

So I say to them, if nothing happened you shouldn't have a problem signing this.So if having to show continuous dates, if that's absolutely necessary, and nothing happened, OP can offer to sign a hold harmless affidavit for the dates involved, and have the policy backdated.

One question I had was what are all the roles/jobs involved in buying and holding a rental property.

You can do the transaction personally, but can't get your 401k involved.

There are a lot of good options out there.For general info, and to semi piggyback on what Chris says-https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/12/2...It's an old article, and the markets have changed since then, but the same idea still applies.I've primarily always bought turnkeys and am involved in a lot of markets.

Transfer taxes are based on the sale price, so those would be the same either way.Lender fees on conventional loans (typically around $1000) can typically be priced in to the rate, so that wouldn't necessarily add additional fees out of pocket.I would recommend getting an outline of closing costs for the blanket loan to see what's involved - not just lender fees but all costs associated with the transaction. 

Much better to be more involved and do your own bookings (and pay your own bills).

The first method does involve some gray area involving legality.