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

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.

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

I am a self employed residential general contractor.

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.

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

If you go back to work as self employed, there are some NonQM programs out there that can do a cash out refi after just 1 year of bank statements or P&L. 

Through my studies, I met my current employer, who owns a construction company where I serve as the Sales Director.