I've heard about people creating Property Management businesses and billing their properties for service... which seams easier but I know that subjects me to self employment tax (but does open up other possibilities of self employed 401ks and such).

If you need someone to do the work for you, this company will manage your site for you with a few different plans

Study the markets you are targeting and find investors/agents/property managers in those areas to network with.

I am a 27 year old, born and raised in the metro Detroit area of Michigan, a former collegiate gymnast at EMU and Pitt, a current Manager of a CS team at a highly functional Sports Tech company, AND (most importantly) I am officially a new homeowner as of today!

I'm the Managing Broker from Premier Agent Network in CO and we're 100% commission. 

We manage almost 700 doors with about 100 Section 8 tenants.Leverage our knowledge for your gain:)

I have a client that is asking me to manage a short term rental for them and i wanted to get some insight from anyone thats managing an STR currently as I have no experience in this field.

Cons: we live 7 hours away from the property and would have to find a property manager.

@Orane JacobsWhen thinking about venturing into a new market for house hacking using a VA Loan, it's important to look at various factors like the cost of housing, how much demand there is for rentals, the job market, economic conditions, how fast the population is growing, what amenities are available, and the resources for managing properties.

PLEASE get a property manager.