Stated loans for Self Employed do exist now but they are only available in certain areas and fairly stringent.

I'd planed to use the two years out of country to invest my money into hard money lenders or private, to get the most use out of my bucks while i'm gone. i found BP through the BP podcast on Itunes through mixergy an episode interviewing Joshua Dorkin, and could not be happier to find BP :)i had interest in real estate when i was a little kid about 12 of age, and have now come to my interest again 8 years later at an age of 20. i have a dream of becoming on of the most successful people to ever walk this earth. i know, crazy kid here talking big. but that's just me. its awesome to be here, I'm super pumped to learn and experience this spectacular business for the next many years. thank you if you read this, though its long. this was Hans Ravn from Denmark and talk soon ;)ps. if you have anything to ask, just leave a comment and i will write back :)

We both work full time jobs and have 2 elementary school ages kids so as you can imagine we stay really busy.

As they get older they do not like to deal with all of that.So it's the age old question of the yield versus the work involved.

That way the sides of the cabinets you see will age at the same rate as the real wood doors ( assuming you are getting real wood fronts )A lot of times cabinet manufactures use a vinyl side with their standard construction and since that is just a picture of the wood, it will not age and sometimes not look the same as the wood doors.

-Age and condition of SFR you are thinking of 1031 exchanging.

Nontheless we still knew that at one point or another action of some sort had to take place to secure our financial future.Two weeks ago after a long day at work while attending to our almost 2 year old I googled "Investing in real estate at a young age" due to the fact that im in my late 20's.  

can you determine a worst case rehab number based on exterior viewing,  age of house,  etc? 

Also they have social security they cant touch until 65, but can start investing it at age 25-30 i believe.....

But, today realized my unfair advantage.I think this could be a fun thread for everyone to share their unfair advantage(s)For me it's the following:My age: I'm 22 years oldMy job: full time, pays greatFamily: Avid do-it yourselfers, ready to tackle any project, anytime.Credit: Good standing, low debt Current properties owned: Small single family that is in process of being fully renovated( way more work that I antipisated).