I'm completely self employed which is why I was struggling getting conventional financing to buy my own property.

If you closed without forcing the seller to remedy it (purchasing the strip or obtaining an easement from the county for the life of the structure), your owners title policy would have an exception for that encroachment meaning you would be self-insuring as to this problem.Factor into your purchase price and plans that you or a buyer may need to quiet title in the future.

(or LLC with S corp. tax election) is typically recommended by tax pros since it allows you to save on a portion of self employment taxes.

If you self manage, the tenant calls you, you call a plumber and it's fixed.

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Even though  you are self managing make sure  you pay yourself for your time though  even if it is just on paper.

. 🙏  I will continue to educate my self and invest in order to succeed 

I never said you had in anyway ever violated any laws or misrepresented your self.

We self-managed a very large portfolio ourselves for years.

The rates are a bit higher but it allows those with self employment income to get started.