Yours is a common scenario.

As a student without W2 income, you may need to show alternative income sources like savings, freelance work, or a job offer.

This journey that we're all on can be lonely, especially when it comes to balancing W2 jobs, kiddos and real estate investing. 

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Those in themselves are great education.Degrees won’t help you much unless you are trying to get a job at a large fund.

That 2nd requirement is  what makes it close to basically impossible with a W2 job.

Could just be his way of making sure you don't ditch him as soon as he does the job.

I’d recommend looking for a market that’s affordable and has good rental demand—local job growth or proximity to schools can be a sign of a solid investment.

My contractor mentioned he might've left them since he felt bad about up and leaving the job. 

If you do a good job, the judge will reward you with an eviction, usually 5 days for the tenant to vacate (five days because that is the time period that tenant has to file for an appeal of the judges verdict).