2) Are you engaged in the trade or business of professional fishing? 

He then calls in his licensed and insured subcontractors that specialize in their respective trade . the contractor supplies the customer with a contract , establishing pay schedules and an exact scope of work .

Let me know if you'd like to trade notes sometime.

You're right that adding on personal debt will reduce your score but that may be a decent trade off compared to the costs of a hard money loan.   

People trade money for less hassle all of the time - like paying for a porter to carry luggage!

Let me know if you ever want to trade notes!

I'm not super wealthy, but I do have some spoils of the trade to play with.I live in Malden, and have been educating myself to get into flips and rentals (loving BRRRR) in the area (Melrose, Medford, Malden, Everett, Saugus, Lynn, Stoneham, Reading, Woburn, etc.).I have never officially invested in real estate, but I have owned first and second homes for many moons, and they have been good to me so far.I've learned enough in my studies to know that real estate investment in this area and time is far from a no-brainer. 

Funding projects with Bitcoin, now trending and if you aren't on board than your drowning.

, most of it is acquired through poker and i do make 5k per month (on avg because you can have like a 10k month but then next month be down like -1k like trading etc.) but it's not considered a real job i have the bank statements to prove to a lender but other then that i'm not sure what direction i should go any advice and posts are appreciated thanks!

I have offered to help on projects since I have some skills in trades, but people don't want someone that can only show up for a few hours a day.