@Richard Soung I love the honestly about you still work that 9-5 and trying to find that self employment sometime in the near future.

I am up for using conventional or FHA loans, but because I'm currently "self-employed," as a full-time real estate investor and don't have any deals under my belt as of yet, I'm doubting I'll have much luck getting them for now.

I'm currently employed as an IT Support person for a school district.

Not for my employer but for me.

This thread is really for your personal introduction rather than for introducing your employer. 

Employment?

I am also totally self employed and putting together a financial statement at any point during the year is easy in Quickbooks.

So the BRRR there isn't AS attractive to me.It's hard for me to imagine a market with a good employment base not at least keeping pace with inflation.  

@Jon Lanclos I rent STRs to contractors working at CVR Refining in Coffeyville Kansas.The most common thing I hear is every Monday morning when doing pre-employment drug screens for the refinery is "I wish I would have known about your furnished houses yesterday". 

You should also research the general economy and consider the employers in the area (a variety of employers is good).