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Petersburg, Fl to ensure that my scenario is within guidelines they have cited that it is and the VA would have no issue underwriting.    

Having a license and regulation obviously ensures that said professionals will never do harm, and I suppose we should whatever they say because they know better.Curious....what is it that makes you think any sympathy on anyone's part would be required, expected or for that matter desired in this circumstance?

Could I be able to use the projected rental income from the property I'm going to purchase from the HML as a way to ensure I get a good enough approval limit?

They also handle month to month record keeping to ensure payments are made on time so the seller doesn't have to generate those statements every month.

I could def use the cash as surplus to ensure that nothing gets hairy at my 9-5.

Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.

I would ensure I provided the broker with a copy of the formal offer letter so they can see the salary increase.Did you have a contingency for getting financing approved? 

It has now been almost 7 months and the bank says I have to still wait 2 more months to ensure that he has not placed a lien and the title isn’t clear before I can even have another contractor start work.

When I have a roof replaced there is always a clause regarding underlayment replacement.Property Manager do prep the work site to ensure that contractors have access to property, work area for removal of material, delivery of material etc.