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Instead I want to take advantage of the opportunity I have of living rent free to invest my time and money in STR's to hopefully build that portfolio up and eventually make that my main source of income (I understand that will take time).

The advantages is that you can buy with low money down and will get a better interest rate.

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Maybe while your portfolio goes into a coast mode you can take advantage of growing personally or starting a new business. 

There are a lot of circumstances that go into the situation, but I promise you I am not trying to take advantage of the situation.

Thanks in advance,Keyshawn Keyshawn, local here to florida and have helped a ton of fantastic vets take advantage of VA benefits!

You take out those utilities from the S8 voucher rent and the resulting NET rent is often BELOW market rents.Ask more questions to protect yourself from being taken advantage of. 

I may start with house hacking to build confidence, take advantage of owners financing (this will be my first home), and to build my network first. 

Best of Both Worlds: Rent Now, Sell LaterOne approach would be to rent the property for a few years, taking advantage of the strong rental market, then sell it down the road when they’re ready to cash out or if they see the market peak.