The BiggerPockets forums are a treasure trove of information—take advantage of it by asking specific questions as you progress in your journey.Plan for the Long Term: Multi-family investing is a long-term game.

I'm specifically looking at assuming a VA loan as a civilian to take advantage of a lower rate to make these numbers work.

It's a very common concern that the other side of your transactions might try to take advantage of if they know you are doing a 1031 exchange. 

You can go heavier in one category but that's up to you on which on you'd rather invest more in

Also some submarkets are doing very well in several of the categories above. 

The person I sold it to made $40k weeks later doing nothing to the property but listing it on the MLS.All because he had more leverage.He knew I was in a tight situation financially and took advantage of me.He turned me into a motivated seller.

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

I haven't met her yet, but can only expect a request to come out of this as well.At the end of the day, I want to address the basic needs of my tenants, but I can't help thinking that either that people got word of the original showerhead I replaced, or they're just taking advantage of the rent increase.

For instance, you can take advantage of accelerated depreciation, especially with STRs.

It's a great way to take advantage of owner occupant financing while not having to owner occupy it yourself.