Yes — many Non-QM programs let you stack W-2 or self-employment income with calculated asset depletion so your DTI reflects both your paycheck and your balance sheet.
Asset depletion is not only for fully retired buyers. High-net-worth professionals, business owners, and households with large brokerage or retirement balances often pair documented wages with depletion income when conventional DTI is tight.
The employment side follows that investor’s wage or self-employed rules. The depletion side still applies haircuts and a term divisor to eligible liquid assets. Together they form total qualifying income.
Ryan & Steve compare a stacked Non-QM file against conventional, bank-statement, and 1099 options so you do not over-document — or leave usable income on the table.
Guidelines vary by investor, credit, and loan amount. This overview is educational — your file is reviewed against current product rules.
When combining employment income with depletion makes sense.
Base salary clears most of the payment; depletion fills residual DTI so you avoid waiting for bonus history.
One borrower still employed, the other retired with liquid assets — stack wages with depletion on a joint application.
Tax returns understate cash flow; add depletion (or pair with bank-statement income) when investor rules allow.
If employment docs are messy, some investors let you qualify on depletion alone — we compare both paths.
Expect standard employment documentation for any wage or self-employed income you want counted, plus full asset statements for the depletion calculation.
We build a side-by-side so you can see whether stacking, assets-only, or another Non-QM program is the cleaner approval path.
Employment + depletion checklist
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Yes — many Non-QM investors allow W-2 wages, salary, or documented self-employment income to stack with calculated asset depletion income for DTI, subject to program overlays.
Often yes. Depletion income can fill the gap when overtime, bonus, or tax-return income is thin — without abandoning employment documentation entirely.
Yes when the investor allows it. Some files use bank-statement or 1099 income plus depletion; others use tax returns plus depletion. We pick the cleaner path for your numbers.
If employment income is used in the stack, yes — expect standard wage docs for that portion. Asset statements still support the depletion side.
Ryan & Steve will compare a stacked file against assets-only and other Non-QM options for your Indiana purchase or refinance.