You can qualify based on debt-to-income alone. 

Any "ward" in Houston should get some questions going, but majority of Houston based agents will push this ad nauseum especially the one's on here and have been the better part of the last 2 years. 3rd ward for MTRs, STRs, and travel nurses and 5th ward for fix & flips; but only an idiot would buy a 5th ward property without doing their diligence.

I'm a licensed builder in NC based in Shelby with quite a bit of experience.

You have such a strong WHY for investing in real estate, "creating generational wealth for my family" -- love it! 

  #1 employer is the state government with the capital here, and the #2 employer is the Federal government with 3 military bases. 

Looks like Charlotte allows up to 6 unrelated residents, based on what I found here: https://charlottenc.gov/planni...

Several times a week I get ad based emails from Easy Street Capital thru biggerpockets emails.

@Sam Booth Yes to the Oil based Kilz on the sub flooring or something similar to help kill the odor.

I agree, the term itself seems to have been the result of backroom jargon as any pool sold or collateralized will be based in part on the WAM, Weighted Average Maturity of the obligations.

I have investors looking at building out portfolios and while I am based in St Augustine, Florida (tourist destination and many STRs), I would like to find out from the BP audience where you see the opportunities.