Having full-time employment is what makes you lendable.

Delays are typically caused by previous landlords or employers who don't respond to our requests for verification.

I'm located near Great Falls in central Montana.I have been self-employed for about 4 years and love what I do, so my goal is to build total wealth long-term, not to maximize cash flow for FIRE/financial freedom in the near-term.

But, the timing was harder on the next one where I was out of state and negotiating my employment contract with the company that acquired the startup I'd worked at for over 5 years.

But we also know that the materials he employed on the Usonian houses are not exactly affordable by today's standards... 

This can be a city or neighborhood.We manage a lot of Class C properties in the City of Detroit, so previous evictions are common.We typically do NOT allow within the last 3 years and we want to see stable employment, income and no other major credit issues since.For Class B rental we're looking for no evictions in last 5 years.Class A, would be at least 7 years.Of course, there are exceptions to all of the above for extenuating circumstances the applicant is willing to provide acceptable documentation for.

They’ll handle setting up your legal entity and obtaining your EIN (Employer Identification Number).

Not doing anything to get better education or employment opportunities.

Keep in mind that you'll need to qualify full doc (DTI, employment history and income will all come into play) and the property typically needs to be titled to yur personal name, not an entity. 

I believe the better question to ask would be: Based on my skills, employment, time availability and resources which are ______, what is the best city and strategy for me?