No transactions under my belt.

I’d suggest checking the condition of the new property first—you might need to put in some work if you plan to live there long-term.While I’m not a tax professional, and you should definitely consult one, keeping your current home as a rental seems like a solid move.

ruleVersi...These are the default guidelines IF there are no other specific requirements by the county, city (it would most likely be from the city). 

Then I would take the remaining money that you have and invest that into a multifamily building if you are inclined to put in the work.

There are lots of lenders out there that specialize in different things and have different workarounds. by working with the same broker, they'll understand where your priorities lay and since they have a better understanding of your experience, they can push for exceptions that wouldn't normally be approved.I myself am a broker so I may be a bit biased here, but if you do feel that your current broker isn't very good or that they are overcharging you then you can certainly explore other options.

Reasons to sell the seller on the Owner financing might be, because you are going to do a substantial rehab to the property, or that the property doesn't have any buyers, and this is a way to sell the property.Seller Financing works a lot better when there is not a realtor to pay, where a realtor's commission could be 6%, which on a $300,000 Purchase would be $18,000.An additional option you might consider if you are looking at purchasing this property to do a flip, or fix and rent, is you could propose seeing if the seller would partner with you, and you would secure a Private Loan for 50% of the sales price, plus the rehab, and if there is enough upside equity, you would probably be able to do a cash out refinance and pay off the seller that way.

Basically its no different than applying for any other mortgage, the lender wants to underwrite the loan to confirm your ability to repay.

I also had work done too since I was last there. 

I have tried to find this info online with no success.

Some have very little involvement in the actual operations of the properties, so if you are seeking asset management help, I would be sure to ask what the mentor's level of expertise is in that area.Who would I actually be working with?