Check both of the following:
- Ports - The link here has all of the ports that need to be opened in your firewall for Profile Manager to work.
- DNS - Common sense, but if this isn't right, you'll never have it right.
Others?
I find it easier to create an install disk for Mavericks using DiskMaker X. Use it to create a clean OS 10.9 image. Install all of your apps and get it exactly like you want it. Then run Onyx to clean everything up and repair permissions before you shut it down.
x2 for DeployStudio. Once installed, use a Thunderbolt cable to connect the DeployStudio admin device and your gold master machine. Start the GM machine in target disk mode and us DS to create an image from a volume. Create your workflow to image via TB or through NetBoot and you're in business.