If you are referring to a QM under Appendix Q, a self employed person has to have been at it for two years to qualify.
3. Minimum Length of Self Employment.
a. Income from self-employment is considered stable, and effective, if the consumer has been self-employed for two or more years.
If you don't fall under Appendix Q, then you can make your own rules. Just make sure that you apply whatever rules you make up across the board.
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