Tips for refinancing with no W-2 job

[Jacob Pereira]

Hi BPers,

I recently decided to (semi) retire and left my W-2 job, but now I'm suddenly confronted with a number of good deals that I can no longer get Fannie/Freddie mortgages for. On top of that, I have a bunch of properties that have a lot of equity in them, but I'm having a hard time unlocking it. Any advice from others who left the W-2 world?