I would like to start investing in like a multi-family apartment but is this even possible given my situation as i don't have a "stable source of income/verified employment" i saw things like no doc mortgages, co-signing on a mortage etc. and things like that but is there another way to go around investing given my situation? 

As long as the banks will continue to lend us to build our fourplexes we are forging ahead..we live in a stable area in Texas, we have 2FT employees, I still work FT as a nurse.. 10X rule;)

The job market is stable but wages have largely stagnated and not kept up with cost of living.

You can still get decent cash flow, and you are in stable neighborhoods that have some potential to appreciate.

---I understand that i am basically asking the same question as i was in the first thread but i thought i would get better responses in this part of the sub-forum as i'm guessing there are plenty of people out there who are in the same situation as me in that they don't have a "stable income from a job" or are self employed and i'm wondering what method they did to be able to get a mortgage

IS it because 1 hr away from big city is a more stable investment than middle of nowhere?

The reality is we can't help everyone stay in their home; there are many different reasons why some homeowners can't stay including they are too past due, they have no job or their income is not enough, they are self employed and don't have stable long term income, the property value is too high, they have too much equity,  and the list goes on and on.

As a first time investment, would it be better to go to a more stable neighborhood?

Getting into a house hack or other rental is much closer to passive, it might not have the potential to grow as quickly, but it is fairly stable.

Look for stable assets; basic housing will always be desired, high end luxury not always.