House Hacking using the VA loan to live on one side while renting the other is great.2.

The presumption of most reading this is you mean stocks and bonds and other assets you would buy from brokerage houses.

Property Management takes a nice cut out of your margin, unless you have the systems built to do it in-house. 

I’ve bought 18 houses since I retired in 2016 and still haven’t bought one from a wholesaler.  

i also had HVAC mystery issues in my first duplex when we house hacked it.Regarding the Daikin Mini Split - I have one in the 3rd story of my current home and it seems to work great for us. 

I have been house hacking for the last year.

Where in North City did you buy this house? 

Are you planning to sell the house after you finish the rehab or rent it out? 

Ours is Lucas County Housing (LMH, previously LMHA).

If you only have a homeowners policy, and something happens like a fire or a guest gets injured, and the insurance company finds out you're renting out the house, you're in deep trouble.