It also has a good sized tech hub, and major employers like coors, Amazon, Buckley space force base, Lockheed Martin, etc.

At some point, if your business takes off, the single member LLC gives you optionality to move to an S Corp (which typically means less self employment taxes). 

.- Plan: apply this rate to pass-through and self-employment business income.

Institutional lenders will look at your non/short employement as a negative. 

Also Solo 401k could be a better option for you if you're self employed with no FT W2 employees.   

Just food for thought here, all the hype around subto lately got me thinking, it's not even a strategy I typically employ but like to have in my back pocket in the rare case when it makes sense. 

No need for tax returns, Verification of Employment, or income.

They are farily easy and do nto require much to get started and the Max LTV is going to be 75% but I have seen some exceptions to 80%.Rates are subject to a few thing like loan amount, property type, number of units, credit score and downpayment.DSCR allows you to purchase with No employment and No tax returns so its a little easier. 

And what your prior occupation was/is  do you have monthly retirement pay from a W 2.Or are you self employed your whole life and the only one that is going to help you in retirement is yourself.. ??? 

No loan officer is influencing me on how to commit loan fraud I did say that they did in fact inform me that I'd need to hold employment in the state.