Keep networking, looking at numbers, and staying consistent, and you will land the right property before you know it.Good luck, and keep us posted on your first deal.Disclaimer: I am a licensed real estate broker associate in Florida, but I am not an attorney, CPA, or financial advisor.

One of my places had a little extra room next to the kitchen so we made a dedicated coffee area with a coffeepot, a drip setup, a french press and a pod machine.

The complex consists of 4 buildings with 2 units each, current rent is $650/unit for a total of $5200 in rents.

You’d get a consistent income which might bring you more income on a year to year basis than renting a room on Airbnb here and there.

Using a CRM along with consistent follow up.

Live in one room (share the kitchen/living room/bathrooms, etc), Rent out the garage, parking spaces, rent out the basement or each extra room. 

@Tiffany Alfaro your license can help you if you use it to consistently and systematically generate leads. 

My guess though, assuming that QBI doesn't get extended, is that it'll either keep getting carried forward and become a useless extra line item on a tax return to potentially be used in future legislation, or that it'll disappear completely.

I know that there are some extra requirements of the USDA loan like the property needing to be in move-in ready condition, but assuming I would be looking at move-in ready properties, are there any other hurdles I am overlooking in using USDA financing? 

If you consistently analyze properties, recognizing a good deal will be much easier when it shows up.