I sold my business and have a little money to move into full time real estate but cant show good enough tax returns right now being I was self employed and beat it down real far.

Plenty of land available and plenty of employment opportunities.  

I know often employers don't want to add another head count to their tax docs. 

It's all negotiable.Now, if you just don't want to deal with this guy because he seems slimy -- and that would probably be my initial reaction -- then you can find out who his employing broker is and call and complain.

FAQ: Can I use education or military service in lieu of employment?

Though this felt a bit less oppressive, because of excessive taxation for being self employed it still wasn’t enough to even survive and I was dependent upon my wife’s income.

If you had a tenant apply who provided you the pay stubs you required, and you later found out that the tenant was self-employed with irregular income, and the pay stubs were from his personally-owned LLC, would that bother you?

I've struck out on an ELOC for a house I own outright and on an FHA 203K, both because I'm self employed and don't show a lot of net income.  

Ocala doesn't have the big, steady employment base of the big Florida cities, which is a negative, but does have a few growing industries, growing retirement base, the Villages is close by, etc. 

My wife and I are looking to purchase a primary residence and don't qualify for a traditional mortgage because we are FT real estate investors (and therefore are self-employed).