Good question, TECHNICALLY that should all be counted in your DTI. 

That will help you "real-life" the knowledge from the books and learn how everyone's journey is different.You seem like you know the journey is long and your new day job is going to be a very important cog in that wheel.

If we choose either option, are there things we should be aware of?

Would there be other tax benefits for high wage earners and what would those be?  

@Kevin Nelson  In addition to the above response, seller financing with under 20% down can be hard to get. 

I have been in discussions with someone that specializes in SEO and lead generation for real estate investors, vetted him through references, and he seems to be as advertised.

Hello, I’m have plans to remodel the basement in my house and rent it out. but before making any major renovations, I thought it would be a good idea to ask in here if anyone in the Cobb county area in GA has done this before?

The rest will be seller financed by the owner as a second position on the house.Any advice would be so appreciated!

If the roof needs to be replaced, who pays?

Over the last year we have been working on rehabbing the home which has, like most projects turned out to be a bit more than expected.