I do plan to self manage since its in my hometown; however, I am planning for property management as an expense in the event I move to a bigger city for better employment.

What's your current employment situation?

I will also have a hard time refinancing, because I am 1099 self-employed (full-time musician).

They also did a credit check, checked my employment, and contacted my referrals as part of their vetting process

INSTEAD we ended up spending HOURS on the phone with EVOLVE over multiple failures to deliver, incidents with destructive rowdy underaged guests, and now EXTORTED FEES for cutting bait.

Spain is in very bad shape economically right now with extremely high youth employment and occasional riots.

I've already earned about 100k in just a few years of maxing with my employers 5% match.

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After that, apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) from the IRS.

Just the process of looking at credit reports and applications, calling references, talking to people and verifying employment/income will make you a better landlord/screener for future vacancies.