At my current age of 29 in 2018, my priorities changed from wasting wealth to now building wealth through employment and house hacking.

Been reading a little on economy and it looks like employment and population rate is growing.

If not, look into ordinary income & subject to self employment tax.

This has allowed me to build experience in my industry and almost certainly lead to employment post-graduation.

There are a lot of businesses within 15 mins of here that employ a lot of people whose income falls in line with this building. 

For FHA loans, you can only purchase a second property with FHA backing if your move is due to employment changes, etc. 

On the Grandparents' contributions - because the Student Aid lookback is now 2 years (prior prior), grandparents can help contribute during last 2 years without derailing student aid for the student.There is a technique I've seen advocated here at BP where parents with rental properties employ their minor children to work on the properties, pay them, and put the money in a Roth IRA.

So, it’s very helpful to look at all the deposits and if they are not obviously payroll please try to document what the source of the deposit was.2.Your most recent 1 Full month of paycheck stubs including YTD totals3.Your 2 most recent years W2’s4.Your 2 most recent years Federal Tax returns, including all schedules, if self-employed please include all corporate returns and a YTD P&L.5.Current Statements for any Certificates of Deposit, Stock, Bonds, Cash Value Life Insurance and/or Retirement Acct (IRA’s, 401K’s,401B’s etc) if applicable (all pages).6.Legible copies of your Unexpired Driver’s License, these do not copy or scan well so feel free to text or email me a clear & legible copy to this email or text (phone blocked).7.Employer’s HR Contact Name and Number if known (if your employer uses a verification service called “The Work Number” we will need your salary key).8.FYI PURCHASE- A copy of the purchase agreement with a copy of earnest money check.

Having a regular job is also extremely common, but that's not a reason for your employer not to give you a W2.

Maybe not immediately to save some money but my 15 years of self employment says its a good idea.