To offset costs, I’m planning to buy a duplex and pursue a house-hacking strategy:1.Rent out one unit as a long-term rental.2.Live in the other unit and rent out the bedrooms as short-term rentals (STRs) through a furnished rental approach.Before diving in, I have a couple of questions:1.Can I use a property for both short-term and long-term rentals?

You can absolutely assume a VA loan as an investor.

I keep running into a road block.

There ought to be a way to sell your interests and 1031 into a different DST or back into bricks and mortar.

Is it possible to talk a few mins?

It seems like a great idea to get your license and use it to invest into real estate, but without the property mentorship and guidance you could find yourself saving 2-3% on commissions, but ending up with a much more expensive headache. 

I reached out to a local insurance broker, who came back with a quote that seemed very high to me ($3,800 yr), from a company called Foremost.

Unless you are getting a heck of a deal I would recommend avoiding a foundation issue property until you have a team of contractors that you can count on and can find out what the repairs would run. 

Hey Everyone - I’ve invested in FL and Brooklyn but want to add to my portfolio in a new market.

I have a call with them tomorrow, but are they legit?