Typically the lender will pull a VOE or a verification of employment from your employer.

For cash 150k property, i would say typical attorney fees would be $600-$800.

@Heather Collins As far as rental properties go, the east side has the lowest prices, but I typically would not go there at night. 

Questionsi would like to purchase down the line preferably next Summer ( April - July), as i understand they would be appreciation based wealth building properties and not typical cash flow properties.- What areas could i look for SFH ~1500 sqft around $100-110/sqft- I know its expanding towards ANNA until Sherman, how is the rental market over thereany suggestions on these would be great, thank you.

If you both go 1099, banks will have a hard time approving you since they typically want to see 2 years tax returns as 1099 to count your income.  

i use erentallock.com on mine. they dont require wifi, or internet. they use mathematic algorithms to spit out a code based on the time of day and length of stay. theyre typically used for VRBO but i use them on my rentals. codes are good for 2 years max.

FFG really does not fit in with the typical TN way of life.The locals joke that they keep their Yankees in FFG so they do not destroy the community with their values. 

If anything, the typical apartment renters are moving into the surrounding rental homes because they want a little space but cannot afford to buy. 

They’re pushing us to go the safer route and invest the money with the typical 7% return.

Typical water heater is 8-12 years