And don't be afraid to ask questions, read @Craig Curelop new book on House Hacking if you get a chance:)And try to keep on blinders when it comes to shiny object syndrome, the most important thing you can do right now is sit down with a lender, understand how much you need to close with, find your market, find your agent, and educate yourself.

If the bigger pockets universe has a better option out there I'd love to learn about it.Hey Rafael,I recommend speaking to you loan servicing company or a mortgage loan officer/specialist.

If you do check in with your LO and you aren't convinced they're out for your best interests, go ahead and get a second opinion.... this guy might not do "second homes" the way I don't really do reverse mortgages, if you call me with a question on that and I give you bad info, I'm not going to begrudge you for going to a reverse mortgage specialist (IRL I'd just tell you upfront that it's not my thing, but w/e), same thing here.Those factors above - high income, didn't max out DTI already, etc, are why you don't see a lot of "second home" mortgages.

HI Blake,I am an Investment Real Estate Specialist. 

Sounds like your already on a solid path to your objectives.

Anyone have recommendations on tax specialist in the upstate of SC?

We will contact apartment owners/managers to see if they are interested and if so walk them through the "menu" to be sure they understand our pricing, and provide a sample pack including material cuts and photos of our standard material offerings to see if they have any objections requiring special circumstances. 

After calling the home warranty company and having a specialist come out, he discovered that the airducts are leaking from condensation.

We set up to have it evaluated further with a basement specialist to see what we are dealing.

In order to find bank money, you have to see your project from the banker's point of view and figure out how to counteract their objections.