It should allow you to move through a project quicker, would likely see you continuing to succeed in your W2 position, meeting your obligations at home, and just overseeing your projects (still putting your GC chops to use).

I have a significant budget to continue scaling my company, my question more so regards the cash I’ve been paying myself from the company.

I expect this to continue for a while.In the process of getting an average lot rent for the area.

Continued success on building your empire! 

Not sure if this may break the deal or not.I expect to run the management once I get the hang of it, for now happy to pay for the continuity of property management while I "figure it out" and eventually scale back the W2 job.Am I forgetting anything? 

This area continues to grow and I have met with other investors from CA looking to get into the market.

Continue to research, if you want, and look at all of the information out there that contradicts this one.Or, better yet, get with a competent real estate focused CPA or EA and have them explain it to you. 

@Andrew Sweeney it sounds like you may just need to continue analyzing deals and honing your skills because I see deals all the time that positively cash flow with 25% down.

But in an ideal world, my original realtor and I would have continued working together and he would have received the full commission.

But this is how I evaluate a property on financial terms, 6 continuous months of gross rent should pay for the purchase price of a house.