She might qualify to get a month's rent paid because of this employment disruption. 7.

Avoiding the occupants from squatting is best addressed with background checks, employment verifications, and references before signing the lease.

File lien if you find assets. (3) File wage and bank garnishment if you have bank account number and current employer. (4) In most cases it is impossible to find current whereabouts of the tenant to serve any papers (garnishment papers)(5) We have started asking for car insurance cards to get information on the car, the only asset most tenants posses.(6) We have not been able to find new address of any of the evicted tenants.

We are both self employed so retirement is something we have both started thinking about.

If you need to stay in DC for employment than I would recommend house hacking something, although I'm not sure how far 50k will take you there.

I am a self employed residential general contractor.

For those of you that have good w2 income and want to take advantage of employer matching (100% return!)

These platforms are affordable and offer comprehensive reports (credit, background, eviction history) without you having to handle sensitive information directly.Verify Employment and Landlord History: Your plan to request pay stubs and a landlord reference is solid.

You can close in an LLC and don't need to provide employment history, income or tax returns, and DTI isn't a factor.

Alternatively, once you have a full time job (or an employment contract), you should be able to qualify for a loan and utilize a Down Payment Assistance program.