It is important to look for locations with strong economic growth, rising demand for housing, employment, vacation and infrastructure developments, as well as properties that offer the potential for value appreciation or steady cash flow.

I am self-employed.

Exercise caution and explore alternatives before considering themIt’s important to clarify that your employment with us ended abruptly because your actions and values did not align with our company standards.

Foreign national loans allow people outside of the US to purchase properties here, and they can be done as a DSCR loan, meaning they don't require employment history, income or DTI.

As Kevin points out, traveling nurses make good money, and their employer pays for their housing.

The first rehab he led turned out nice, but at times was rough because we have a different relationship than most employee/employer.  

I then look at area vacancies, economic conditions, employment opportunities, area demographics and verify that the property has not been red tagged or have any other underlying problems that might make it difficult to resell or rent.When I have my financial information then I can consider debt service and costs related to equity partners in the overall income produced.

As primarily self-employed most of my life it would have helped me to discover DSCR loan sooner.

Dave Ramsey talked a lot about budgeting and when self-employed you’re pulling your business up by the boot straps. initially there’s nothing reliable.

If you invest into an area that has strong growth and good employment numbers it can overcome many other Cons.