**Posting in this thread as "Getting started" didn't generate the replies I was looking for.Brief intro: while I was in the Marine Corps, I found BP and started absorbing as much info as possible.

I am looking for loans based on the financials of the property and not my Income, Employment, and DTI.

Talent shortages in the U.S. have more than tripled in a decade with 69% of employers struggling to fill positions up from just 14% in 2010, according to a new ManpowerGroup survey.

My primary consideration is - Will the property generate positive cash-flow within a few months of my purchase?

The campus employs roughly 3,000 people, plus thousands of contractors.https://www.bizjournals.com/au...

I also just quit my job and became a self employed contractor / carpenter.

Forcing you to get a business license generates revenue and validates their existence.

And the state of those fundamentals in 2021 is ultimately far healthier, and that health far more likely to be sustainable over the longer-term, than the out-of-whack fundamentals from a generation ago.https://finance.yahoo.com/news...

IRS might see this as a flip property and charge you ordinary plus self-employment taxes.If this is the first property you were selling and you’re not gonna do this again and again, you might get away from not being self-employment taxes.

The market is crazy in my area - I am looking to maybe sell it and buy a triplex in a different town to generate more income and maybe a little extra money from selling the house.