You have to dig a little deeper there are questions that need to be addressed and VOE's filled out with specifics in order to use certain incomes and "stipends".Similar to a traveling nurse who get housing, meals, and other income. 

You find the numbers, and strategies that work in any specific market you choose, then wait until a property pops up that meats that criteria, and jump on it."

Hello all,My team and I are looking to purchase property in Cape Coral/fort Meyers area.

I recently purchased a property with the intention of doing a fix/flip.

Well, my original SFH purchased in 2010 still has its original S8 resident.

To OP, it's not as scary as you think it is, this will be your first home purchase, you can purchase a multi family or SFR and house hack.

That ensures you don't spend it on other things and know exactly how much you have to spend on the next purchase.

When we moved, we turned it into a rental, hoping this would be the start of our real estate journey—something we’d like to continue once my husband retires.Some key details:My husband is active duty and will retire in 3 years.We have one final move coming up this summer to Raleigh, NC.Our current debts are crippling us—the high interest makes it tough to stay afloat every month.The plan I proposed to my husband:Sell the rental property.Use the proceeds to pay off all our debts, set aside emergency funds and a down payment for our next home.Free up $1,500/month from debt payments, and that also can stash in a high-yield savings account.Regain full VA loan entitlement, allowing us to purchase a multifamily home and use the house hacking strategy for up coming move.Avoid capital gains tax, since April marks five years of ownership, and the tenant’s lease ends in May.This wasn’t our original plan, and we hate the idea of using our equity to pay off debt.

Are you looking in any certain area of ATL and do you have a price range for a purchase price that you're targeting?

However, the LLC is grandfathered in, and so they are saying we would be able to still operate this if we purchased and managed under the LLC.Obviously a lot going on here, and I am still relatively new to this world (would be first STR in Nash).