Having to invest very little money upfront and the ability to cash flow more than $1000 a month while living there.

Great question, we see this a lot in MA.For self-employed applicants, we don’t rely on paystubs obviously, so we focus on consistency + ability to prove income is real.

I have pushed the form to the side because it makes no sense to me and wondered if I will eventually get a bill.

Sincerely grateful for the hand I have been dealt and for my ability to get into REI as early as I am.

I think so many things in my life I "fear" or "avoid" simply because there is an element of unknown there, and that very quickly gets into a "failure" type space mentally for me. 

Range is $250k-750k per property.You must be willing to repeatedly check show-ability and access of buildings, communicate with my property manager and handyman.

I mean, without it, you lose the element of surprise.

It works for my skill set and physical abilities.

Which means your scale is limited to one property per year.Do you have the funds to put down 15-20% and not worry about how your self employment situation may affect your ability to get financing?

After projected rent from the second unit and accounting for taxes, insurance, maintenance, and utilities (+ 20% downpayment), our estimated net housing cost would be around -$2,500 to -$2,800 per month.While this is affordable for us, it represents a meaningful increase in housing expense and would likely reduce our ability to invest aggressively in equities, which has been a core part of our wealth-building strategy.