Fast forward to now, a fresh 24-year-old, recently booted from my cushy W-2 job paying $80k/year, left to ponder the meaning of life and the potential of my bank account.Now, I find myself in the trenches of self-employment at my buddy's small business lending firm, with a 1099 in one hand and $75k in student loan debt in the other.

In all honestly in your situation, I wouldn't put any money into real estate until securing stable employment.

The LLC has no impact on the effective tax rates.Also if you acquire a property for the purpose of flipping, that will always be Ordinary Income, also likely subject to self-employment taxes.That particular sales event has no impact on the taxation of your normal rental income from other properties. 

Population is growing aggressively and jobs are moving here especially with major employers like Intel, Google, Amazon, Nationwide, etc.

Also something I am wondering is would I need to provide proof of employment in the state I’m trying to move into?

In our whole-tailing deals, we employ a double closing strategy, which distinguishes us from regular assignments.

In our whole-tailing deals, we employ a double closing strategy, which distinguishes us from regular assignments.

So if you are employed full time, thats 2,000 hours per year.

My only suggestion with Zillow is to TRIPLE check the persons Identity (Have them show you their driver license during a showing), Call their last landlord, and call their employer.

However particularly for high revenue or six figure producing properties, operators can theoretically employ a full time and designated manger for a lower total cost.