I am looking to find an apartment/house that I can self-manage around the area but I am running into the permitting issue. 

In the end there was a pitch to sign up for their self directed 401k program.

Two things you will learn if you do this long enough: people always act in what they perceive to be their own self interest, and renters will tell you any ******** they think justifies their position.

Self financedHow did you add value to the deal?

To add to that, I saw one person recently quasi self soliciting on a post and if you google the person they have had several lawsuits or taking money 10+ years ago...

I assumed this question was for self-employed full time investors who have no other form of income outside their rental income.

It may not be total pivot from your current occupation but you could be self employed.

She wants to step up her self defense as well as fitness.

If you do end up going the regular rental route and want to self manage, check out evict.com which is one of the premier landlord/tenant attornies in the country.

It is to prepare you for the inevitable and create a Defensive position.It is calculated using Rent.Example: $1,000/month rent - set aside $50/month for CAPEX, $50/Maintenance & Repairs, and $50 for Vacancy.