For me it was not necessarily that and frankly most 9 to 5 weekend off parents get way more time with the kiddos than self employed folks that are striving to build up their investments.

An analysis of the data also shows that the city north of Austin grew 10.6% year-over-year, making it the fastest-growing city of at least 50,000 people. Kyle, south of Austin, ranked No. 2 with a 9% increase to 62,54...

How will you do so if you are W-2 employed?

A furnished mid-term rental or month to month lease can be well worth the small incremental monthly cost for this flexibility if you are serious about finding a great live in flip candidate on your timeline, not that of your employer's. 

We have a good sized portfolio and i left my corporate job in 2021. 

You can cover the wire mesh with drywall patches (they tape on wall and across the wire, white/paintable, different sizes) as the wire mesh is what will prevent the rats from eating their way into the property (the covering material is cosmetic only).

Most of the REITs are classified as Micro as to size and have great volatility in pricing and net asset value adjustments.  

I am currently employed as a project engineer working for a GC that builds multi-family projects.

They tend to all have good incomes, little to no credit, and are self employed with lots of family.

Have you been employed as an Abstractor?