I recently left my W2 job and want to transfer my 401K over to a self directed IRA.

I am an underwriter and nobody has ever mentioned measuring a persons credit worthiness as art, or science, it's just 1 part of assessing their risk.

You also don't want to put your self in a bad economic position with your first property. 

I probably didn't expand my search enough geographically (limited myself to properties within a 30-minute commute of the Irvine Business Complex where I worked at the time), but I couldn't find anything that would meet the FHA self-sufficiency rule.Fast forward to 2015, and I eventually found a 4-unit to house hack using FHA, all the way up in Santa Clarita.

As I am able to self fund my office space without bank assistance, what should my focus be in finding a space?

@Paul PassafiumeI agree with @George Blower this is a popular investment through a self-directed IRA.

If it is discovered that pets are habited in the premises without informing the Landlord a $35.00 fee for dogs, $25.00 fee for cats and $25.00 fee for other pets per month will be assessed retroactive to the date commencing the Rental Agreement.10.

We have even left self addressed stamped envelopes for them to just mail in the payment.Any suggestions?

Self manage or management company?

The out of state properties I have I self-manage.