If you insist on going the path of becoming an agent, I would try to qualify for a loan (or find a creative way to finance) prior to leaving your current position.

@Caleb Webb You're past the point to qualify and exclude any tax using the primary residence exclusion.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 allows businesses to write off 60% (in 2024) of the cost of qualifying property in the year that it is placed into service.

Essentially I didn’t make enough to qualify for this loan.

My research so far shows that debt and equity investments are treated differently when determining if they qualify as securities under U.S. law.

Hi Benjamin,Have you talked to a lender about getting pre qualified or getting a VA loan?

We basically try to do a lot of our qualifying of the seller and the house prior to an actual in person appointment.

I could tell you that Ardmore is super safe but youre looking at $1M+ for a quadplex.If you need help getting in touch with a lender and seeing what you can get qualified for, don't hesitate to reach out.I would recommend NE Philly and Bucks county as they are very close proximity to princetonI would:First get preapproved and then start to target the areas I would be comfortable living in.You might have better luck with Duplexes in the philly area as there are more of them out there.

Since you are likely 1099, you will have a hard time qualifying for conventional financing for the next 2 years, and it makes the most sense to accumulate as much income as possible during that time frame. 

You'll probably need two years of tax returns of paying taxes in USA to qualify.