I've been working under a friends GC license and now working on getting my own.I am currently house hacking my invest property, the main house is rented out and I live in the unfinished back unit in the back that will eventually be a DADU.

Got off to a rough start and the tourist economy here hasn't bounced back, but this is a buy and hold deal so eventually it will even out!

As others have said, it's all about your VA benefits which you can eventually use on multiple properties.

He eventually put a new roof on my building and did an excellent job! 

I eventually want to get into building 5-10 houses a year, building myself up to the somewhat more recession proof market (Im thinking $650k+ builds, I also really enjoy lakefront.)

Investorfuse, Freedomsoft, other Podio workspaces, Zoho, etc.I can say, Freedomsoft is getting better every day and I'm personal friends with Rob Swanson, he's awesome and will continue making it better.  

The reasoning is mainly because it is the most tangible thing to research when you get started - in my view at least.I'd eventually like to get SFH and start building relationships with insurance or other companies.Do you do MTR?

Also, you'll eventually have cap ex (big items) to pay for and those costs are only going in one direction, up. 

You will get more appreciation and eventually, you'll have decent cash-flow.

What are the pros/cons of a portion of the monthly rental amount being applied to the final purchase price, vs. no credit of monthly rent towards eventual price?