My wife's boss has been very nice to us and only requires my wife to go to the office for a half of a day and pays her as a full time employee.  

With as many tax deductions as I take advantage of as a young self-employee, my dti ratio looks horrible after taxes.

With as many tax deductions as I take advantage of as a young self-employee, my dti ratio looks horrible after taxes.

@Alex FreeloveArms length is when you're complete strangers and have no business interests (like employer/employee).Non-arms length is like buying from a family member or someone a business interest.Non-arms length sales below market value can be scrutinized by the IRS for equity gift tax by the seller.On the opposite end of the spectrum, non-arms length transactions are also an issue if the seller is underwater on the mortgage.FHA also has some LTV limitations of 85 percent maximum for identity-of-interest transactions on principle residences.Friend to friend is probably a non issue,  but it could come up.

In order to be eligible for a Solo 401k plan, you need to have self-employment activity and no full time W2 employees.

Doug, Jennifer and all the employees are a great group of people.

I am a full time employee at an engineering firm looking to get my feet wet in REI.

Additionally, in an internalization transaction, our sponsor’s real estate professionals that become our employees may receive more compensation than they previously received from our sponsor or its affiliates.

Brie Schmidt and George Foster holds monthly BP meet ups where you can meet more wonderful people. 

@Dave Foster I thought I barely missed the exclusion based on "2 out of the last 5 years", but I read IRS publication 523, and after that point, it switches to a prorated amount, it doesn't completely drop from $250K to $0.