Here's what keeps me up at night: - Financing: I don't have regular W2 income and am now self-employed.

Don't just look at the potential tenant's credit score, employment history, and landlord references.  

What they tell you will give you some clue about whether the property is worth buying or not.Next thing is to look for jobs and major employers in the vicinity. 

Hi AllI have a tenant who is self employed and she just started her business, since it is difficult to establish her income, she offers to prepay 3 month  in advance for a 1 year lease.  

You will also be subject to self employment taxes if you are doing this in your own name (I am not a CPA or attorney, but just PM me and I have one in North Houston that I can recommend).  

My mother-in-law is retired now and she has a 403B retirement plan with her former employer that is drawing peanuts for her.

These are some Wealth Creation Strategies that the Ultra Wealthy employ all the time as their biggest concern is Wealth Preservation.I know this was a 30k foot overview of the possibilities but like I mentioned, it would take a very long post including charts and narrative to go over the "fun" and being honest probably way beyond the scope of this forum.Get with a strong Attorney, Estate Planner and CPA to put the game-plan in action.

Harrisburg is the state capital, Hershey foods is only 6 miles away, and TE Connectivity has a huge hub of employment here.

One thing I learned is that most of the conventional financing  will need employment verification after 30 days of employment however this is only needed to finally close.

I like self-employed people because they generally know how to make money but they don't know how to qualify for mortgage.