The Employee represents and warrants to the Employer his experience and capabilities are such that he can obtain employment in business without breaching the terms and conditions of this Section XI, and that his obligations under the provisions of this Section XI (and the enforcement thereof by injunction or otherwise) will not prevent him from earning a livelihood.

In my opinion they should be happy that anyone is coming to invest hard earned money into these places. 

@Casey PowersI'm not going to waste my time wondering if I should gamble my hard earned assets and livelihood for the unlikely redemption of the dregs of the tenant pool.    

The question for you all... would you rather purchase a property that earns you positive cash flow month over month but very low property value appreciation or a property that barely breaks even every month with greater property value appreciation? 

K.I.S.S.5) Get rid of features that are expensive to maintain and do not earn you a dime of extra rent. 

Assuming your side business LLC has no employees other than you, and that it produces earned income (not passive earnings), then you would be qualified. 

If real estate outside the 401(k) only earns you 7% and the 401(k) earns 10%, you've lost.

Hello,Does anyone know if you must pay tax on the “income” earned after refinancing a home you recently rehabbed?

Big bank will break even on the mortgage to earn your loyalty, cross selling is now a factor. 20% down on a $1m home given the 'normal' sales prices in the area, no one's going to touch the big banks, just be ready to be spammed by for 10 million other financial services you might not need or want.

Start to think how you can use the money to earn more money and compound the gains regardless of taxes you will be paying on those ongoing gains.