It saves you money on closing expenses and interest payments and allows you to get a better price.

I have $ in savings, a solid W-2 dual income with wife, and 775+ credit score.

Marvin.I think that selling your house and moving to a house where you can afford the payments is a smart move.That will allow you to save you cash which then you can invest that cash into assets that will produce cash flow for you.Your personal residence is not an asset.

I’ve been traveling for work these past 3 years but I’ve been saving money knowing that I want to buy a home and sublet out any attached units.

So my wife and I created an LLC with an EIN and are about to fund a company bank account with our savings.

First off, you have the most awesome first name on the planet and you even spell it correctly!

But they will need to see bank statements and even credit score info before moving forward, you will have to submit for draws during the rehab, and they will hold some of the $$ back until the rehab is complete to their satisfaction.Bottom line is as an investor (from your perspective, not the lender's), you should always have the cash saved and available to fund either type of deal without having to take a loan from another source. 

Due to the location of the utilities it would take a lot of work to run a connection to the main sewer line so running a macerating toilet would save a lot of time and hassle. 

I'm purchasing and developing a piece of land with residence outside of Portland (in WA)-Cash purchase-Current LLC. in CA-2018 capital gains offset neededWe're (Wife and I) purchasing a SFD, remodeling and living there if we enjoy the area; flipping it if we don't enjoy the climate.Per the 2018 capital gains sold to purchase the property, we need write offs, being a cash purchase we don't have the mortgage interest write offs that would help, (granted we're saving that interest over the 30 cost of the loan which is fortunate so we can't complain).

After home base is taken care of keep saving until you have the required 25% down to buy your next property.