However, the guest does not have a social security number and is looking for a job after entering the country through the green card lottery.

Investors should prioritize the operator and their track record first, then look at the market and specific deals themselves.

I am a structural engineer for my W2 job and it is actually insane how beefed up beach home designs are nowadays.

Any decent underwriter's job is to find out these sleights of hand.

If your broker/agent is doing a good job then you should at least have some prospects.

@Andrew Brink This is the wrong approach to take when preparing any type of operating/partnership agreement.

--If you have an entity, bring your EIN number, Operating Agreement and formation docs.

I'm "retired" and entering the business full-time, while my other partners are at various stages in their W-2 jobs.   

I am currently in my first year of my W2 job (post graduation), and after a year of listening to Bigger Pockets, getting my real estate license, and allocating funds, I have finally decided to dive head first into my first investment.

Two of these homes operate as LTRs where the cash flow is slightly negative or close to break even.