I told them someone is coming that morning to change the locks.

Examples of income of this type include income from hourly workers with fluctuating hours, or income that includes commissions, bonuses, or overtime.History of Receipt: Two or more years of receipt of a particular type of variable income is recommended; however, variable income that has been received for 12 to 24 months may be considered as acceptable income, as long as the borrower’s loan application demonstrates that there are positive factors that reasonably offset the shorter income history.Examples of positive compensating factors that we like to see (1-3 will generally do it)...Employed in same line of work.Makes sense from a common sense perspective, like someone is returning to the workforce after being a stay at home parent for a while.Recently finished some training or education program that lines up with the new line of work.Low DTI.Great credit.Income trending upwards. 

Like changing realtors when they are having no luck selling, I have found that changing private eyes can make a huge difference.

Our forums are for education about real estate investing. 

Do you have any suggestions on how to educate myself before jumping in to purchase something and then being hit with fees or extra expenses I'm not prepared for?

Which is why they're still vacant lots - until the logistics change, or are taken on by either of these two groups: ignorant wannabe moguls (soon to be bankrupt), or, rich couldn't-care-less show offs! 

We had all the RIGHT puzzle pieces sitting in our laps (great realtor, carpenters, and mortgage broker as close friends and family) so we just had to simply put them together (with a lot of hard work and having a family of 4 living in one room at a time for a couple years.)We are now moving to Roslyn, WA and hope to start a similar (although not as extensive) project there and also try to acquire some SFHs in Kittitas County to start our REI education/climb to billions. :) This feels like bragging, but it was a lot of market luck, hard work, amazing friends, and a wife with an eye for staging.

, you came to the right place for education and networking.

Well, let's say that's about to change.  

Best way to start is to educate yourself on the basics and then learn how to find a deal and find one.