I work with plenty self-employed people that qualify in many different types of ways, for different loan types depending on your situation.

Many people say "I know for a fact none of my family has judgments" but family members regularly do not discuss their financial problems with other family members, may be unaware of legal issues and their standing, and there also could be fraud.You should also consider any prior spouses among the parties that ever lived at the property as a marital interest attachs regardless if they were on title unless resolved by express court decree (in which case former spouse should join the conveyance).An attorney is not required - though you will need a properly drafted deed, GITREP form, and affidavit of consideration to record.

Been around for quite some time and have made runs trying to acquire a SS facility and also considered developing in the past but now feel like its time. Will just flat out raise my hand and say I'm new... but have be...

I have been able to acquire 12 doors out of state in less than a year of the program by my self, and now I have over 300+ units under management with partners.

You can self manage (which I understand is work), but it also forces you to monitor your investments more, and makes you a better investor, even if you were to outsource (since you now know what goes into it).

Recently my dad  has expressed the idea  of purchasing a home in DFW where he is currently renting.

Im not a self fixer upper guy, so not real interested in those types at this time.

As a start, I like the move to buy near your place of employment for easier self-management.

I am a firm believer that you have to live there and offset your prop tax's with zero income tax and of course be a local and self manage. then to me its like any other market in the country basically..

To be clear, I will keep working but want to be self employeed in the home services business.Looking forward to see what I can learn from this community.Thank you.