You have an excellent jump start- the VA loan is such an amazing tool to get the ball rolling.

Use tax benefits like depreciation, repair deductions, and tax-free refinance proceeds to offset income, and consider an LLC for liability protection.

When you live in that duplex for 2 years and then sell you'll be able to take 50% of the profit tax free (the allocation for the side you lived in). 

Feel free to reach out if you still have questions.

You should also pick a market - I think BP has a tool for that.

One very powerful tool is the built in analytics and graphs that Vrbo has.

I haven't seen another PM tool do what they do with the virtual accounts, simple transfers, savings and checking accounts, etc.

Feel free to let me know and I will be happy to share the link. 

I hire local professionals for inspections and cleaning, but even then, I’ve run into issues where things were missed because I wasn’t physically there.3.Tools: I use software like Tenant Cloud for rent collection and maintenance tracking, but no tool can replace having someone who can physically check on properties.

.: I'd like to know if hosts are using the dynamic pricing tool on Airbnb and VRBO.