You make half a million a year with your W2 job.

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@Don Owens My 9-5 job revolves around Indiana water regulation and well installation.

Those other probs have now gone away plus I'm making a lot more dough from my regular work/day job these days.

For most loans especially for first time homebuyers, your lender wants to see a 2 year work history of the same job that you are or will be working (same thing if you are self-employed).

For liability I'm thinking if someone gets hurt on the job site, we find out the home building materials were toxic, something along those lines. 

City employees generally get the job done in one week, third parties can take two weeks to get this done.

Good job saving yourself hundreds with a single phone call!

I am kind of stuck on where I should lead him next, since he's busy with school and sports he doesn't have time for a job.

It’s easy to find tenants, population/jobs are increasing, and property taxes/insurance aren’t skyrocketing.