., using a full-doc loan... if its schedule C, you would need to do a 2 year average of this income in order to use it. its looked at as a business, and self employment income. if its schedule E, theoretically you could use the schedule E income calculations just like any other rental even after the first filing.

But one of the things I learned at a very young age, was in business, always deal with professionals who have the most experience where experience is needed.

All agents are incentivized to sell it's a transactional business and because you are just starting out and in a low barrier market you will encounter many new agents who need to eat and pay for their gym membership and car that month.   

A a county employee she didn’t pay in to social security and as a small business owner I paid very little.

Most likely, there is an upcharge from the contractor to them since it costs money to run a business, set up the appointment, and confirm with both the contractor and the tenant.

Looking for a way to get property for business that can essentially operate from a 2 car garage.So options are anywhere from FHA-SBA-USDA-A piece of grass and a metal building-seller financing-CDFI'sI like the look of USDA loans but, anyone experience with them?

For instance, they're opposites in terms of liquidity, physicality, age of the business model, volatility, etc., etc.  ...and, my impression is that they're also opposites in terms of the mindsets of the investors (e.g.; many RE investors have comparatively longer time horizons, and I would assume that most RE investors have a lower tolerance for risk).I'm a RE investor, and don't have any crypto, but I have plenty of friends who hold a lot of crypto, and we've discussed crypto endlessly...At the risk of sounding like a luddite, even after years of discussions and reading countless articles, I still don't feel like I have a good understanding of crypto.  ...and frankly, I'm skeptical of people who claim to have a thorough understanding of it (yet, there are no shortage of self-proclaimed "experts" who describe crypto with the confidence of someone predicting a sunrise!)

We are not a charity, we are in business.

On another note about the area, very positive news about Sony Studios project/mixed-use development.https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/1-8b-sony-movie-studi...

I have a rental that I’m renting to someone with a at home daycare business.