FHA now allows us to count rental income from an ADU (additional dwelling unit) to help borrowers qualify.

The income of a property manager is dependent on whether you property is filled with tenants as well. 

They don't mention anything about paying payroll taxes, workers comp, complying with laws, etcReal estate agents can have a team around them where they do have employees if they have admin/support or marketing team.Regardless, if you want to interchange small business for commissioned sales people in my post you can.My post was mentioning that service providers in the real estate space are incentivized by their advertisements as it will increase their annual income.

Lost Income- normally 18 to 24 months. 

Quote from @Polat Caglayan: How much do I need to invest for a house and a thousand dollar income?

[So much income, but so few ideas as to what to do with it?]

In 2022, half of American renters spent over 30% of their income on rent and utilities, the highest percentage ever recorded. 

Many real estate investors opt for a fix-and-flip loan because they’re relatively easy to obtain: no personal income verification (no DTI requirements), and you can often borrow up to 90% of the purchase price and 100% of the rehab costs.

Sterling,Each lender is different on how they calculate income and also what overlays they have that can cause a bad income calc. 

I also agree, that income is not a protected class.