There are conditions to qualify for the STR REPs status that are unique to the STR business. 

Yes you can as long as your father will live in the home as his primary residence and you put enough down to cover your portion of the loan that VA will not guarantee.Here are the VA guidelines for calculating the down payment.VA calculates the guaranty as described in the table below.Step Action1 Divide the total loan amount by the number of borrowers.2 Multiply the result by the number of veteran-borrowers who will beusing entitlement on the loan.There is usually only one veteran borrower, in which case the resultof this Step is the same as the result of Step 1.3 Calculate the maximum potential guaranty on the portion of the loanarrived at in Step 2 (as if that portion was the total loan).Use the maximum guaranty table in section 4 of chapter 3 of thishandbook.4 VA will guarantee the lesser of:• the maximum potential guaranty amount arrived at in Step 3, or• the combined available entitlement of all veteran-borrowers.5 VA makes a charge to the veteran-borrower’s available entitlementin the amount of the guaranty.If more than one veteran is involved, VA divides the entitlementcharge equally between them if possible.

I don’t know but would love to hear some feedback, everybody’s market is unique , I’m in Colorado…unless you make a big undermarket buy when you  refi (possible but not easy in this  market )  how else can you tap into equity , scale up and cashflow ?

Hampton Roads is indeed a unique market with its military presence, providing a steady rental demand and some interesting investment opportunities.Looking forward to learning and connecting with you too!

I’m also a big fan of being able to sit down across the table from somebody, but I’m just an old soul at heart.

My properties that I manage in San Antonio that do the best have unique design that you wouldn’t find a regular home to live in.

Yet agent's go from waiting tables, complete 144 hours and *BANG* they can do anything/everything....

One often overlooked item for those who invest in Ohio is not filing the locality returns.Ohio is a unique state where they require locality returns to be filed in addition to the state return.

Have always owned homes but would consider a condo with an amazing view or unique features. 

I have two year old daughter and am interested to hear if there is a unique way to set this up.