I don't want to go back on my own word in any way, obviously, and had stated the lease was for a year.Now I plan to use apartments.com going forward for leases and rent collectionThe newest lease with a different tenant is plainly non-renewable and requires a new lease to continue tenancy after a year and outlines fee costs.

I will be starting an internship/co-op with 60k salary at the beginning of June after finishing my Junior year and will continue on for 15 months until August of 2026, in which I will then finish my senior year of classes back at Purdue 2026-2027.

Therefore, if you look at history, real estate has continuously performed in an upwards fashion while, like any other investment, has experienced short lived corrections from time to time.

At one point I was told I could obtain funding (non-conforming was the term that was used) with 12 months of bank statements.My question is what would make me more appealing to a lender; should I continue with 1099 work or go to W2??

What will happen is you'll continue to waste time being drawn into the tenant's circle of drama.Just stop engaging.

Continue to learn and save right now.

@Peter Neill First of all, that is an absolutely inspiring story and I want to say congrats and I best wishes for your continued success!

We’d like to continue with this project remotely, but the idea of managing contractors and overseeing a renovation from afar feels a bit daunting.Have any of you undertaken a similar project?

I will continue looking into the areas you mentioned and appreciate your insights.

Despite higher interest rate environment, there's reasonable probability inflation will still continue - thus increase hard asset valuation.