The debt to income test and the sustainability test.Debt to Income TestThe debt to income test means that my total monthly debt payments must stay below 56.99% of my income.

But our goal is steady, sustainable growth, and to be more of a great service for individual investors to gain experience and profits in the short term rental space without having to reinvent the wheel. 

Any advice/tips on starting and sustaining a wholesaling focus?

Looking into the possibility of a few higher end homes or a small community of townhomes/condos.I have years of solar development experience, but have yet to get involved with RE development, so I am looking to connect with any sustainability focused/ LEED developers in the upstate region surrounding Hudson/Catskill or Great Barrington. 

I have used the same back Santander for duration of my house flipping career with the hopes that could one day pull a loan from them well today I got a shock when I tried to pull a home equity loan/line of credit on my lastest project I chose to keep, I was declined the loan because they don't consider my income sustainable even tho I have a collateral to protect the loan.

**Obviously, once properties are optimized, I want them to cashflow at least 50$/month/door cause you can't sustain 30 properties not cashflowing.

Here's a quote from an article in yesterday's Tampa Bay Times that'll give you a sense of what's happening:  "The numbers over the past few years reflect a more healthy and sustainable real estate market," says Hillsborough Property Appraiser Bob Henriquez.

Pro-tip #3: Make sure your market size is big enough (at least 200 targets) and that you can sustain a campaign for at least 4+ mailings.

If u can do that, then you have a sustainable business.

To get to the point, one of my dreams is to own a fully operational self sustainable off grid homestead on 160 acres of virgin timberland.