I occupied this space previous to this tenant, and none of my employees had an issue. 

Open up a LLC when you have employees.

It is also much rarer for said person to come from a civil service job post-retirement, since most public employees are content to punch the clock for 20 years doing a job they hate until they can retire out and start collecting a pension ASAP. 

Yes, we will need employees and possibly another manager, but I see my employment costs being low at least in the beginning. 

Tons of room to improve and expand the business so I am almost certain it will be profitable for the foreseeable future.My main question is below:Would lenders rather see me pay myself as a W-2 employee or should I just pay myself out via quarterly shares, etc?

Thanks we're already negotiating the  rate at the 11th hour instead of scrambling at 11th hour which we've done before with another bank because they had a employee change positions at the end

Ok I selected:tab 1 Identity pg 1 sole proprietorship, pg 2 sole proprietorship, pg 2 started a new business tab 2 Authenticate pg 1 name, ssn, I am sole proprietor, pg 2 address, phone, mailing address different - no, pg 3 trade name if different, start date December 2018tab 3 details pg 1 highway motor vehicle 56k lbs - no, gambling - no, excise tax - no, employees W2 - no, pg 2 what organization do .....Real Estate - Renting or leasing real estate, managing real estate, real estate agent/broker, selling, buying, or renting real estate for others. or Wholesale -Wholesale agent/broker, importer, exporter, manufacturers’ representative, merchant, distributor, or jobber. ?????

We have been self-employed for ten years and run a business that has employees.

Some people are better at being W-2 employees rather than entrepreneurs and vice versa.

I used to search on HAR.