Yes, the bar is relatively low, in that you must have a for-profit business activity generating earned self-employment income. 

The growth is mostly thanks to an expanding Texas State University — the largest employer and largest property owner in the city.

At the max $50K for example (assuming for a moment someone's TSP is at least $100K not including employer matching), that comes to about $410 every TWO WEEKS.

To qualify for this relief, hardship withdrawals must be made by Jan. 31, 2018.If you participate in a full-time employer 401k plan, you will need to coordinate the distribution with your employer plan provider.On the other hand, if you participate in a self-employed solo 401k plan, you will need to consult with your solo 401k plan provider to help navigate and coordinate

Do you directly employ people or pay a property management company that employs onsite staff?

We can safely say that we don't care about Self-employment tax minimization, only the retirement accounts and keeping independence of strategy / vision.

You will get to keep more of your profit by avoiding Self-employment taxes. 

How do you think an employer would react if their employees came to them and said, "This pay period, I am going to need half upfront (for hours I haven't worked yet), and then I'll take the remainder when I've worked all my hours." 

Watch for announcements of major employers moving into the area.  

It seems that I can't go the conventional loan route under my personal name because I have no W2 income since I was self employed for the last 10 years and I have been transitioning out of those business endeavors for the last 2 years therefore I have no real income to show.