My concern with this is I don't want my DTI to be too high when it's time to refi. 

He can do it all, but primarily works with Real estate investors and tax strategies pertaining to that. 

My question / concern is about timing. 

However my real concern is you mentioned that your bills depend on their ability to pay as well which implies that you don't have sufficient cash reserves to handle financial hiccups without putting yourself and your family in a financial tight spot. 

This was a perfectly executed flip pertaining to the purchase and sale of the property.Purchase: $66,000Rehab: $64,000Sale Price: $182,000Closing Costs: $11,375Profit: $40,625 Lessons learned?

But, I assume you are aware of that and obviously not concerned, since you thought it was smart to "purposely" choose your wording and post it as a headline, on a public website, for the world to see.

My biggest concern at this point in my process is to ensure that I'm asking all of the right questions and doing my due diligence to ensure that my investment is 'safe'.I'd really appreciate it if folks in this group would throw out questions that I need to be asking. 

No you do not, just keep them in the loop so they don't get confused or concerned about a new company showing up .Most tenants wouldn't care unless the company doesn't take care of them as good as the last.Good luck

I would love to get a solid property with a low dp but the distance from my job is my only concern with underwriting.

So, sellers can also be asked to sign notarized affidavits personally guaranteeing the validity of leases and ledgers.So now, let’s get to the clause to include on your purchase agreement to make sure you get all this information in enough time to review it.Seller(s) agrees to provide the following to the buyer within X days of buyer’s satisfactory inspection, but in any case at least X days before closing: All rental leases, rent ledgers, tenant(s) valid phone numbers and email addresses, rental applications & supporting tenant identification, income and asset information, any documents corresponding to any ongoing legal actions pertaining to the property, leases, service contracts, etc., at least three (3) months of the most recent bank statements for any account(s) rental funds were paid into and any company or corporate tax returns for proof of income and expenses.