Your lot in McAllen is very cheap but how about schools, local employment, neighborhood etc?

Credit (transunion), criminal (state and national), eviction (state), phone calls to verify employment and rental history, and request paycheck stubs.In addition, there are a few other FREE online methods.

He is a self employed realtor making 4,000 a month, she works in an office environment making 2,600.

What about your vacancy rate, what's the state of neighborhood, what's the unemployment rate in your area, how diverse are the employment opportunities?

., roofs, furnaces) have to be depreciated, even if that money is spent after the property is rent ready.I believe rental income is not subject to SET (self employment tax - medicare and social security.)

Weekends will be your best time for those that are gainfully employed.

If you're self-employed without employees, consider learning more about the individual(k) plan and it's Roth components.

Self-employed, Simple Start, etc...?

I get W2 income which I can stash away in a Solo 401K as the $18k employee contribution, and then my employer (i.e., my LLC) can stash away more up to the IRS limit.I would rather now give you specific advise like you are asking.

It is never sufficient for the landlord to give the written translation of the lease or rental agreement to the tenant after the tenant has signed it.However, the landlord is not required to give the tenant a written translation of the lease or rental agreement if all of the following are true:~ The Spanish-, Chinese-, Tagalog-, Vietnamese-, or Korean-speaking tenant negotiated the rental agreement through his or her own interpreter; and ~ The tenant's interpreter is able to speak fluently and read with full understanding English, as well as Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese or Korean (whichever was used in the negotiation); and ~ The interpreter is not a minor (under 18 years of age); and ~ The interpreter is not employed or made available by or through the landlord.