The president, Brian Burke, is not just an incredible real estate entrepeneur, but also one who believes in giving back to the communities in which we live and work.One of the single family investment strategies Praxis employs is buying entry level homes, rehabbing, and leasing them to individuals and families.

People forget that a big employer here, Scott & White, have many employees that need homes to rent or buy while working on their residency or starting their practice in medicine. 

This creates a precarious situation where employment is tenuous or it could also be that employment is fine and plenty of it within a short driving distance but if the majority of your population are renting it's fair to say that they are transient and most likely do not have any vested interest in the community or general appearance. 

The only snag I think you will run into is the history of employment, so that may only be of help in the future.As far as no money down goes, it is real but you have to find an investor and be able to prove to them that you can make them money with the money they are giving you.

Although the Frauds Act requires that any contract for the sale of land be in writing, it contains no such requirement with regard to real estate brokers’ contracts of employment or the commissions derived from them.

There are a couple of large employers  American Family Insurance in the area that bring in a lot of people on work visas for high paying jobs.

It is ordinary income also subject to self employment tax

If you have already separated from that employer, it should be able to have control. 

Financial freedom is a great thing to have, the parole from the incarceration of employment. 

Every transaction will require at least 2 years of tax returns, at least 2 months of bank statements, employment verification, explanations of large deposits and credit inquiries....