I've got two lease to own programs that might work if he is still employed/can show proof of employment?

It may also be wise to contribute a least enough to satisfy the employer match portion.

I was going to have the home in my name because he could not have a bank give him a loan based off his employment history (he is recently out of the national guard and wanted to put his reserves in investment properties).

Trying to reach some goals per @Brandon Turner's podcast and figuring out what level of activity I need to employ.

The tenants get a steady paycheck as they are upper middle-class and employed by corporations.

I have been paid as long as three years after the judgement by someone who needed it off the credit report, and I once collected the full amount from the employer who failed to answer a garnishment order.

Contrast this with a single investment.

@Rob RandleI was employed at my career job at well known company, for 4 years out of college.

Is there one or two main employers that can potentially shut the town down?

Notwithstanding the cyclical turndown in energy, that new Exxon HQ is awesome and will be driving employment growth for decades to come.