Education does not count.

@Dylan Kembre if you’re looking for a multi-family you should be able to find a lender that will count a portion of the rents you will be collecting to offset a high DTI.

Private money would be good option, but its relationship based transaction so dont count on it.

I retire from the Army in about 1yr 9months  5days 2hrs 26min but who is counting right?

By making sure it is counted on your tax returned as distributed into your name, if it stays in the company the lender won't count it.

Best to 🏃 and count your lucky 🌟 you had a good inspector. 

To avoid all this, sign leases in summer months and count on some vacancy between tenants.

I have a ton of construction experience and contractor management experience for multi-million dollar projects if that counts for anything (My W2 job is a project manager for a huge general contractor).Does anyone have a piece of advice for me regarding funding my first flip?

If you are driving distance from a major city (or major cities like we are -- LA and SD), you'll have a better chance with a high bedroom count home. 

Count how many you find.