@Sarah Sams, you are absolutely invited to the meetup next Thursday at 6:30 pm at the Huddle in Cottonwood Heights. 

So if you wrote off a bunch of stuff, your ratios will be way to high and you will not qualify.So it pays to pay Uncle Sam if you are self employed and trying to get a mortgage.

Hi @Sam Erickson, currently I live on the East Side.  

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I liked Sam's idea of a RE meeting for the North Austin Suburbs. 

Uncle Sam is my employer (until I achieve my freedom number of course) - pretty common in these parts.I am completely new to REI and spend each day chipping away at the mountain of knowledge on this site, the BP podcasts, and some books I own.

Welcome aboard Sam.

@Sam Heck This location is considered Coastal. 

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Thanks a lot Sachin and Sam for welcoming and good pieces of advice.Yes, I've been to some US cities however these for the moment are out of scope of investor interest (NY, Seattle).