Having full-time employment is what makes you lendable.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Big companies expanding in the area means employment and a strong tenant pool and high occupancy rates.

Population is growing and the job market is strong (major employers developing like Intel, Amazon, Meta, etc.)

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. 

Ongoing construction projects valued between $26 billion and $30 billion fuel employment opportunities.