I was making $30k per year (plus some small bonuses) and had about $9k in the bank when I bought my first house.

Out of the qualifying assets you'd be able to pick if you want to do 100% bonus depreciation, 50% bonus depreciation or just use the regular 5 year or 15 year schedules.

Is this affected by taking bonus depreciation? 

You pass the exam @ Big 4 and it's a $5k bonus right? 

Use the Big 4 bonus and house hack for the next two years.

You're likely being treated as self-employed because >25% of your compensation is bonus, and that income is needed to qualify.

Lets call that the :( side.2) And there is the happy side... passive income (syndications, passive partnerships ie medical/dentist offices) and passive losses (depreciation, bonus depreciation via cost segregations common in syndications).

If I get paid, that's a bonus.

If the General Contractor does complete the total project, by the agreed to deadline, for completion, you will pay x percent, as a performance bonus.

Bonus, its also my wife's bd present.We are adding a kitchen in a current REI project and appliances / cabinets are on huge sales.