Without seeing your lease, if the lease says that 'charges are due as additional rent' the charges may fall into housing delinquency law.

Foreign national loans allow people outside of the US to purchase properties here, and they can be done as a DSCR loan, meaning they don't require employment history, income or DTI.

The best advice on this topic, in my opinion, comes from 2 books:How to win friends and influence peopleNever eat aloneI am also looking for brokerages to work with or even experienced shadow / intern for to gain experience and additional knowledge.

Dave Ramsey talked a lot about budgeting and when self-employed you’re pulling your business up by the boot straps. initially there’s nothing reliable.

The first rehab he led turned out nice, but at times was rough because we have a different relationship than most employee/employer.  

I believe the better question to ask would be: Based on my skills, employment, time availability and resources which are ______, what is the best city and strategy for me?

Additionally, I viewed over 40 properties this year before purchasing my first rental property.

If you don't have the additional mental bandwidth, can't deal with stress in healthful way or do not have much time to commit atleast 14 months of focus then do not build.

Self employed is a costly endeavor.

Sometimes they don’t like that because you don’t have skin in the game.As for advantages to the seller - are you going to pay them more for the property, that would be a perk that I offer in addition to making a little extra on interest for the duration of the loan.