As we time went on we bought pure investment properties too.

We have bought 5 houses through personal properties (when my husband transfers) and pure investments.

Pure investment loans are more expensive with a larger downpayment at 20% and higher interest rate. 

We buy also buy pure rentals. 

Is it purely brokering or purely selling a contract?

Would you be happy with it as a pure cash flow play, with little or no equity appreciation?

This helps the self employed borrower plan easier since you'll only need to focus on one year.Self employed refers to any borrower who does not receive their income purely from W2 and does not own the income company that provides the W2.Continuity of the profession or employment activity is definitely a must as the underwriter is looking for a consistency in your cash flows if you have no consistency how are they supposed to make a determination on your ability to repay a loan right?

He's a pure flip guy and I'm more of a buy-and-hold kind of guy.

Personally going purely off finance alone I wouldnt sell it because there is barely any meat in that deal in order for me to sell and reposition that equity some where else.

After about two years of inactivity and REI study, I developed a strategy almost identical to @Andrew Cordle in that the biggest hurdle to rental properties is capital.I want to actually Invest, and build my asset column, not simply boost my income statement in the short term with a pure fix-flip approach.