Advice for a travel nurse starting out

[Paige Seeley]

Hey everyone!

I'm starting my journey in real estate investing and interested in purchasing my first small 2–4 unit multi-family home. I'm working as a travel nurse and have run into some issues with getting approved for a mortgage high enough to make this type of purchase in my area. I have found that working with lenders and getting appropriate approval with travel nurse income has been difficult since a part of the income is tax exempt so it doesn't show on w2s. I'm hoping there's someone in this community that might have some insight and experience with this situation. I'm open to all suggestions and looking forward to hearing from you guys!