While you'll need to employ or partner with those who hold proper licenses, if your core strengths lie in running a construction type business and you can bring a competitive advantage to the business, there's no reason you shouldn't do it.In my experience, the best restauranteurs are not chefs and the best car manufactures aren't run by guys who have won the Indy 500...

Just because you're topped out with your current employer doesn't mean you would be with another employeer.

You would need a credit score of over 700 and be employed to qualify for this no doc unsecured line of credit.As for the issue of you being located in Ohio you would have to confer with the broker on that matter.Please email me directly and I can refer you to them.David H.

Brian, ill will have to ask him the specific reason why he wants 220. i dontwant him running a business out of the rental 24/7. he made it seem like he would need occasional access to 220. he is employed as a maintenance manager at a convalescent home. i asssumed once ina while he would need 220 to touchsomething up at home. once he wrote me a check i noticed if had a dba on it and at that point he did say he was self employed and im assuming he contracted out his service to the place he works at. i need to clarify the extent of his workthat will be taking place at the rental.

Specifically, I want to evaluate a few markets for the purpose of buy-and-hold, cash-flow investment in residential properties (single-family houses or 2- to 4-unit multi-family properties), so I'm curious about the process employed by other investors to assess and contrast a handful of markets when determining where to invest.

But those occupations all require training classes, licensing, and employment agreements with established institutions in order to get started.Now, maybe it’s just because many don’t understand that the word “broker†has several common definitions.

In an effort to protect the consumer, they took away all the consumers' choices.So all the self employed who can't qualify for bank loans anymore can't buy a house because the government is protecting them.Now that's really helping the real estate recovery, isn't it?

Does your employer match your 401k contributions?

As a quasi government agency they can ask for verifications that you will never know about and at closing the borrower signs docs authorizing disclosures, lots of ways to check;Mailing address at post office, utility company, motor vehicle registration, insurance docs, bank account even your employer can report, credit cards, other debtors and more...And it's not just fannie and freddie, but any financial regulator can pull a compliance audit, state banking authorities, FDIC, CFPB, Comptroller of Currency....etc.What constitutes a residence?

I would also say both - Diversification is always a good thing considering today's market volatility.I'm currently only investing in stocks via my employer's 401k match, and taking my additional disposable income as savings toward real estate.On the other hand, if you feel like only one option is available to you, then I would choose the investment you feel more comfortable with, at least until you familiarize yourself with both markets!