When someone can’t pay their home mortgage payments it is not likely fraud, just a job loss or business loses.  

HI Aubrey, Great job posting here as I think there is a lot of great advice you can get.

I can see how there would be confusion on the Architect's part if their job was to draft plans for the city and then the city has approved the plans as is.

It's important to understand the difference, and I'd recommend sticking with the REIT with depreciation advantages.The Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA) includes a 199A deduction and applies to certain income from pass-through entities (including REIT dividends) and allows individuals to take the 20% deduction against REIT dividend distributions that yields an effective tax rate of 29.6% or 37% (80% for upper bracket filers).

My other thought was to find a flip job for faster cash.Is there other ventures or financing ideas I should be considering?

Lawn Care: Regular upkeep, normally the tenant's job on single family residences stated in the lease.7.

Their job history tells me a lot.

@Rud SevIt's really your CPA's job to walk you through your tax return.

With all this investment bringing in business, high-paying jobs, etc over the next few years it seems like it's a solid potential opportunity to get in.

Of course, the buyer could lose their job, but the spread between cash vs. mortgage has to be more than most people think.