A 2012 study by HubSpot showed that companies focused on inbound (read: online) marketing have a lower cost per lead of 61% compared with those who still use traditional methods.4).

I enjoyed teaching but have always felt I wouldn't reach my ultimate goals of financial wealth from teaching in a traditional school.

It's not "traditional" financing, but it may be one option.

Their first 1st refi option is a traditional lender, 2nd refi option is with an asset based lender like LendingHome.

It seems to marketing itself as a short-term cash-flow approach to screening a tenant, versus the traditional credit and paystub/W2 approach to verifying a person's credit and income.The core issue in using automated screening systems alone is that it's possible no one is looking at the person's credit or income history or income continuance.

You'll have access to much easier financing while you still have a traditional job and it will also give you the time you need to find the brokerage that fits you best and has good in-house education. 

Interview with a few more and remember it's not like a traditional interview.

There is the traditional wholesale deal where you buy it considerably under market value and sell it to a rehabber or a landlord. 

You go through 3 months of grueling paperwork back-and-forth with the bank only to find out they won't finance the loan because you don't have traditional W-2 income.  

Please dont listen to the terrible advice that you cannot get "rid of MI," with less than 20% that is a just plain false.MI or mortgage insurance can be paid in many ways:- most common - monthly premium - this is that traditional monthly MI payment that is added each month on top of your mortgage payment taxes and insurance that is due.