Of course, flexibility and understanding will allow you to respond to your tenants' life needs, but rules are for protection.

From there you just forget about the deal  and if they come back to you then it’s a win for you.On occasion, the wholesaler actually owns the property - or has an interest in it… Then they obviously have more flexibility as to what they do.Randy 

I would have determined what the lender needed to see in form of a W2 income and looked for employers who were flexible on hiring in the 4-6 month time horizon.

Other areas are pretty flexible.

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For example, I don't pull credit reports, I have the flexibility to do creative financing options, defer interest only payments, etc etc. 

Is your job flexible?

Usually 2nd installment is issued around July 1 and due by Aug 1, but this year was way late due to them changing tech systems and arguing with the assessor about whose fault it was.The only flexibility you have is something they introduced a few years ago where they're issuing the 1st installment bill prior to the end of the calendar year.

On the other hand, if you're not sure if/when you'll need to use the money, and want the flexibility of not paying interest on the money until you actually draw on it, then a HELOC may be the way to go. 

One of the best things about real estate is the flexibility it offers - STR/LTR, value-add, rezoning, refinancing etc.