We just rented to tenants and we kept our criteria the same except we did scrutinize the type of industry or job the applicants are in...

Having an effective brand is the difference between slow and painful growth and exponential growth when it comes to client facing industries.

The business purchase will be funded by an SBA loan and is in the same industry that I already own another business.

However, I was burnt out crisp...so I decided to leave the industry).I really missed that daily accomplishments after awhile so instead of taking the much needed rest, I drove myself even more.

They're a great group to learn from and to help you keep track of the industry. 

But, from what I know about the renovation lending industry, the top reno lenders are still doing them.

Yet, a recent huge scandal brought to light that there has been systematic corruption in the construction industry in my province of Quebec for decades.

Due to this we are unable to qualify for a large enough mortgage.Question 1: is this pretty standard across the industry or should we keep looking and see if other banks would consider this rental income as income?

I actually landed on my market, Huntsville, AL, through the help of my industry.

We're in the tech industry and have saved up a bit of money and were hoping to purchase our first property.We were thinking to purchase a SFH or a MFH as a primary residence with a primary residence mortgage, live there for a year, build equity and let it appreciate, and then after a year rent it out and move to another property to continue the house hacking.