Nice try, but this time does not count.In order to meet 750 hours, your wife will need one of the below:- do something else real estate related, like wholesaling or realtor- actively work on expanding your rental portfolio - have an extensive DIY rehab, like a month-long full-time rehab (and then she might need another kind of rehab)- a calamity such as multiple properties damaged in a storm where she will have to deal with insurers and contractors- something else out of the ordinaryAgain - if all you have is 9 single-family properties with stable tenants and typical occasional maintenance - you don't have enough work to collect 750 hours.

As someone relatively young, obtaining a conventional loan has proven challenging for me.

I have been at this since 2021 so I am relatively new myself and really enjoyed it. 

We were told the addition of any other pet-related up-front charges would likely not be considered favorably by a judge. 

I bought my first house when I was 24 and now have 5 relatively small properties in Michigan!

Find a partner, find co-workers/friends/relatives you wouldn’t mind living with, find a property you can buy for less than your current rent.

If the property was already listed on the MLS, I'd push back on the price relative to the comps.

I'm still relatively young (early 40s) and own 10 properties, some are multifamily, and the thought of buying another one and dealing with the headaches of managing the property management and all other operational grievances that come along with it, really makes me consider getting into some DSTs at some point.

Regarding next steps, I agree that the best way to approach this would be to have one person act as boots on the ground and the other person handle the back office related items.

You need someone to sit down and evaluate the entity from that standpoint, not just as it relates to income from the property after you got married (and Congrats on the recent wedding!)