If you do get to claim real estate professional status, you may potentially be able to offset the rental losses(if you have rentals) against your real estate agent income from an income tax perspective.You may still need to pay self-employment taxes.

If you are self-employed or own a small business - your best option would be Solo 401k plan, which is superior to SD IRA and Checkbook IRA, but there are eligibility requirement you must meet in order to set one up.Hope this helps.

Ask people in the area of employment you are going into, if they would do it all over again.

This requires that your tenants remain employed at similar wages.

Where is your driver's license, where are your bills sent to, where does your employer pay you your income, etc. 

DSCR loans offer alternatives for DTI/income and employment, but generally still have strict personal credit requirements. 

Find the right 1 or 2 people to either partner with or employ, then scale small but keep it all.

He was my employer as well until he laid me off then raised mortgage 500$  I’m so mad depressed and I want to be made whole again 

Reducing the cash required to move in by employing services that guarantee the security deposit for a monthly fee.

However, they are self-employed.What is the best way to verify income for someone that is self-employed?