Purchase price: $178,000 Cash invested: $10,000 primary home own use has an Airbnb/ short term rental 5 months out the year/sometime this year will try BRRRR

It might make the most sense to just sell your primary residence and use it as 40% to 50% down payment on your future home. 

I would be happy to connect you with him if you wanted to inquire further.I think 10% is as low as you will find for investment property, unless you purchase an SFR with an ADU or mother-in-law and house hack with a primary home loan.I hope that helps!

.: Is it legal, per the IRS, to rent my primary home back to myself? 

Since graduating in 2021, I moved to Washington, DC to pursue a civil engineering career and am now feeling like I am in more of a position to start learning and pursuing real estate investing seriously.

Positive Cash FlowImmediate cash flow isn’t always possible in growth markets.

With the recent tax law changes in capitol gains taxes in Canada and this property not being their primary residence.

These properties are generally in high demand, but on a positive there will be drastically less new inventory of competing rental properties. 

I have a W-2 job primary and my business partner has another business.

So you are saying your primary would be, DSCR?