This is about 50 days after signing the initial contract.My lender just told me the underwriter said I didn’t have a good enough DTI ratio so the loan was denied (I’m self employed.

I self manage 20 units and I learned the hard way to always be there when any work is being done. 

@Nikk Wong yea I’m confused when you say she is self financing the rest of it do you mean she is getting an outside Loan for it on her own credit ?

But I bought a kindle on sale on Black Friday last year and I mostly download business, real estate, and self help books onto that at half the price of hard copy books.

I haven’t found anyone else besides my family that enjoys investing like I do and most people where I live just aren’t interested in self improvement of any kind.

Most of our clients are former self-managers. 

You can always represent your self.

Any great self-managed property needs a high-quality photographer, handyman, cleaning crew, along with other property vendors as necessary (pool care, lawn care, pest control, etc.)What tools can I use to automate tasks?

@Michael Windsor here's a checklist of items I would run through if you decide to self-manage instead of paying 20-30% of your gross revenue to a property manager:What are the regulations?

Like anything else in finance, if you have no self-control this is not a good strategy.