I've done it the traditional way of using my credentials; credit, job/salary, personal info. to getting a FHA loan.

With REPS, if you hit 750 hours and spend more time on real estate than any other job, those paper losses can offset regular income, which could mean huge savings.

Consistent rent growth can signal strong demand.Job Market & Population Growth: Rental demand often follows job and population growth.

Here are a few challenges I see going forward:1) Insurance rates: It has become a part time job to hunt for insurance.

All OneRent (Jayson) did was call me and say, "He was broke and lost his job so we terminated the lease and let him go".

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

This is such an awesome story to hear, and I really admire the way that you are looking at your coaching program from the perspective of how you can help others and do what you love, while keeping the program accessible and affordable. 

It's awesome you are considering where you want to be and flexible with that.I'd look at your high growth markets, where there is a diversified economy, job growth, income growth, population growth, business friendly environment. 

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