Allure (Home Depot) vinyl planking. 

Make sure you DO talk to an attorney about getting it structured properly and a CPA to make sure you know not only your income/expense on each deal but also your tax liability and tax minimization strategies to employ before the end of the year.  

Similarly to you, I am looking to step away from my full-time employment and move more fully into real estate work.

Several cases have defined a "finder" this way; "The finder is a person whose employment is limited to bringing the parties together so that they may negotiate their own contract, and the between the finder and the broker frequently turns upon whether the intermediary has been invested with authority or duties beyond merely bringing the parties together, usually the authority to participate in negotiations."

I recently lost my employment of 14 years and I've decided that this is the time for me to finally follow my passion for real estate full time.  

We have had good and bad posted here about the DF Act and SAFE Act, I did listen to any attorney seminar (D-F expert, but not really) that broke it down quite well for investors, except that he went on to employ trusts, business entities, family members and other types of convoluted exchanges to justify staying within the exemptions.

That way the loss of one large employer in a town won't mess up your investment.

Josh has done several shows on there about the mindset required to increase your worth to your employer and your own business.Overall, sounds like you are doing a great job so far.  

Account Closed  For conventional financing, it's great if you own your home free and clear - that way you only need your self employment income to cover your home's taxes and insurance, along with other monthly debt payments. 

This is however one of the main reasons self-employed persons report having issues with banks – NOT ENOUGH TAXABLE INCOME.