Its so easy for people to just click interested and turn out to be tire kickers or woefully under qualified despite my qualification listed in the ad.

If it's a larger organization, feel free to inquire about their different staff qualifications.2.

(not sure if the tag will work) because even though shes an officer (and I would feel bad declining an officer), that would go against my financial qualifications (no security deposit)I do feel I need to add that I don't have any properties yet (looking to get started this year) so this isn't anything I'm currently dealing with or have in the past

If your requirements are 3x the monthly rent but the income doesn't meet that qualification then you can legally deny them.

She also says that self-employment income would not count towards our qualification, should I go back to being a real estate agent (which is what I did before my last job which was salaried.)Our plan has always been to buy a house first and then slowly transition to live full time in our future house contingent on our finding new jobs in the area.

They were interested enough to activley reach out to you, and something you tell them, makes them think it's not worth to see it in person.I am totally reading between the lines, but are you asking them a lot of qualifing questions?

Do you meet the state qualifications to manage legally?

I thought self-employed people's NET income (after taxes) was used for mortgage qualification rather than the gross (before taxes)?

For example, Pennsylvania only allows you to use certain words ("architect") if you meet certain qualification.

Holding a property isn't as bad a theory as some investors think it is (although the cashflow like you said does play a big role and this is definitely where qualifications come to play)- in fact, we have actual case studies of how long term holds have benefited our clients more than a quick flip.