Being self employed / working for commission you cannot be some lazy *** that lives in mommy basement.

 Well  done on all that learning  you invested in and  now the action your about to take.This should be just like parenting ; its not so much whats said but what you do that reflects your belief.Working with an agent you align with who actually  invests will get you working with the person who lives and believes in what you want to do  for your self and your familyIt should be a nice alignment that should help deliver the experience and property your afterBest of luck Mr Woodrow.

Legitimate companies do use electronic lock boxes for convenient self-showing, but those systems often require you to register through a site and verify your identity before entering the property

I've just rolled over an old 401k to an SDIRA and was wondering if funding direct mail marketing campaigns with SDIRA funds is allowed?

If you dont have a retirement from a big company that pays for medical and other things that us self employed have to pay for.. 

Lenders like income streams that have two years of history; if you're a W2 employee, you need two years of employment in the same field, and if you're self-employed, you need a business that demonstrates the same level of income for two years.If you buy some property for cashflow, a lender probably won't count the income until you've owned the property for two years.

It's a good thing I gave my self a large margin of error when purchasing this property.

If you need a loan that won't take into account your income there are two that come to mind, Non-QM DSCR and Bank statement loans.A Bank statement loan is used primarily for a self-employed and will require 12-24 months of business or personal bank statements.

I have heard that paying these taxes is a requirment to fund a solo 401k.When you get 1099 income, you will pay self-employment taxes (or FICA) with your tax return.

Here's the dilemma, my grandfather was a self-made millionaire, not a big-time millionaire, but probably a net worth of a 7-10million.