The founders branched off from the wholesaler they worked for at the time because they believed in the industry, but not in the way their previous employer did certain things.

How are you determining income, avoiding fake paystubs & employment?

There are certain brokerages that act more like true w2 employers, but for the most part you will be managing yourself.

Here’s a thought:Step back and evaluate which properties, if any, are truly worth keeping based on current performance and future potential.

Sounds like this could possibly be a Schedule C activity so keep self employment tax in mind.

I am trying to automate my data collection through excel. My thought is to take a compiled list of property addresses saved in Excel and then run data scrape from Zillow and Redfin on each of those addresses, pulling ...

The hours are erratic, it's all commission based and I'd say it takes about 20k to get started depending on the market.

I take a picture of their driver's license.I ask for phone numbers that accept texts and any alternate land or business phone numbers.I ask for the names and birth dates of anyone under 18, and ask if there are any service / emotional support animals, together with their names and breeds.I also ask for personal references, previous landlord contact info (and length of time there), employer contact info (and how long there, together with earnings), as well as the name and contact information for their manager / boss.

If everything else checks out (credit, talked to her employer, background check, etc), I would try to validate the story with the landlord.

If you are a person who has a full time job, or runs other companies, it is my professional opinion that you will be better served having the GC handle everything and report to you on your schedule.Once you decided to run the operation yourself, you are now employed by the development.