Last year I converted our family house into a rental which I self-manage, and it is poised for rent growth.

On this loan type with 3-4 units you will need to pass a self-sufficiency test which is just a test to verify that the rent from the home pays for your PITI (Principal, Interest, Taxes and Insurance).Another option if you are interested in fixing the home prior to renting it is the BRRRR method.

I am self-employed and really struggling with traditional lending.

From real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance, you will find that many members here are very knowledgeable in their respective fields.

But as you stated, an LLC WITH S Corp tax election (which is not what was previously asked) provides you essentially an S Corp which allows you to have some minor tax savings in self employment taxes.

This is a great forum with very knowledgeable members that will help to guide you in the right direction, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.

You will be able to get answers to so many of your questions regarding real estate investing, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance from many of the knowledgeable members.

This is a great forum with very knowledgeable members that will help to guide you in the right direction, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.

Self-showing technology continues to improve for vacant rentals.

If you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/There are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides