It all boils down to how much you want to pay in self employment taxes.

But yes City data will be good, also heading to the local police station to get more information of each area and major employers and shopping and entrainment areas as well. 

I believe you may be able to use benefits twice if there is an extenuating circumstance - such as employment change, needing to move, change in family or something of the like.

Most of these places give a discount based on volume of items bought there or based on your employer. 

Do you work for an employer or own a business??

I'm happy to be here and figured it was time I introduced myself and get a little more involved.I'm 33, self employed, and I've got 3 kids.

Without knowing the end goals required to fiancé a property you can't really employ any strategy, the ultimate goal is always to pay for it or allow someone else to pay for it and obtain title. :)

Also, being self-employed creates its own challenges with finding affordable financing. 

The only acceptable reason would be because of poor credit or outrageous debt-ratios due to self-employment or unability to show income, etc.Work with someone to obtain unsecured credit lines (hint) to obtain working capital.

This income is subject to a self-employment tax.Disadvantages of Sole Proprietorship .One of the disadvantages of a sole proprietorship is there is unlimited liability.