That means financial independence as I see things.

Employee or independent contractor?

And it is never too late to get started, especially if we are talking about working towards financial independence. 

Knowing your local statistics is important.And, since the military moves around so much, there should be a balance with those transferring in, as well.Good luck to you and please let me know what you decide and why.

We drop the raw loan into the top of the Plinko board (the beginning of the information extraction) and after the loan hits a bunch of pegs like short seasoning or must be 25+ years fixed or ARM is okay, but keep the points low or crime statistics of the property's neighborhood or even the experience of the borrower and the loan finally gets to the bottom, we know where to send it. 

In mid-August, we closed on a 32 unit property just west fo Salem OR (About an hour south of Portland.)  11- Three Bedroom units, 21- Two bedroom units, backed up to the elementary school, awesome location and room to build another 12 units.During underwriting, the loan officer and I independently saw the utilities were off...a lot...the area has relatively low water/sewer costs and these were running around 7% of gross rents.   

Follow quickly with an independent inspection.

https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/research-reports#market larger trend data not always most current info ttps://www.irem.org/resources/research--statistics this has a lot of data and current articles related to RE.  

@James PalassisPay him a reasonable hourly wage based on the type of work he is performing and what any other employee or independent contractor in this capacity would get paid for those services.

I do want to be financially free and independent, but I also want to enjoy the journey and earn my stripes along the way.– Could message me more in regards to taking losses on the W2, I’m completely unaware of this and I’m in another unique situation when it comes to federal taxes lol