Make sure you talk to a Banker or Loan officer that is well versed in both SE (Self Employed) income and also Non/QM programs.One tip I will give you as a Banker is open up a "Business Checking account" and for the next 12 months pay "Everything" out of that account. 

When you say "we," are you speaking about your business or your personal tax returns, or does your business flow into your personal returns because you file as a sole proprietor?  

Cash flow is where businesses really shine.

Same principles apply - being busy will create opportunity. 

I've been in a co-living mastermind for a year, but I'm curious how you set your business up.

I forget; it was payment processing related) that required me to have a website for the business.

Friendship and business don’t always mix well, so it’s critical to use a solid lease and treat this as a business arrangement.

A cost segregation study will help maximize these properties depreciation expenses in the early years.

You are starting a business. 

My significant other and I decided to use a builder she had done business with in the past.