Spell out the complete agreement of how expenses, profits (or losses), and other responsibilities are to be split—put everything in writing.Do a background check on the partner to confirm there are no outstanding liens, judgments, or active lawsuits against them.Hope these suggestions help.

Residential, in my opinion, is a hassle so I am getting rid most of those properties so I can reduce my hands-on activities by 90%.

My future options are either keeping what I’ve got and getting a PM to manage all daily activities, 1031 into STNL, and/or DSTs.

Invest the rest.Now you've got income, a primary residence situation that's crazy advantageous, a piece of rental real estate you can cut your teeth on, minimal or no personal debt, and some active working equity investments. 

Hey everyone currently active duty military I would love utilize my va loan for investment  purposes don’t know where to start  in GA btw 

I currently have two active VA home loans, to echo what @Carroll H. is alluding to. 

The forums have some information, but the bigger value is in their various member meetups, since it seems the forums are not "super" active with sponsor conversations.  

In the Bay Area, most HOAs actively restrict less-than 30 days rentals in CC&Rs, and can have % rental caps on units which may make MTRs difficult. 

In Reno, NV we have an economic development authority that actively recruits companies from CA (Tesla) and tracks job and demographic data.  

You might also consider forming an LLC to manage the property-related business activities while holding the property in your name to stay within your lender’s requirements.Explore safer rental strategies: If you’re open to short-term rentals, Airbnb’s Host Guarantee provides additional liability coverage, which may offer peace of mind while keeping the property in your name.