I think you can definitely make a great team, especially since both of you have the potential to utilize your VA loans. 

Proof of primary residence, (utility bill, mortgage statement, and a lease agreement if you are renting) 3. 2 months bank statements 3.

Can you imagine taking the time to find a new place, pay the despair, set up utilities, arrange for a moving truck/company, packing and unpacking everything, changing addresses everywhere, etc etc etc.

Remember, except for property taxes (in our case CA locked in super low) insurance, utilities and some maintenance, all other $ goes for the fun stuff in life.

The $1250 amount would require the landlord to pay all utilities - which we don't recommend as tenants will abuse the utilities if they don't have to pay them.

It covered the entire mortgage and all the utilities.

You could also utilize a P&L loan from your business income or a bank statement loan.

You should be able to refinance with a DSCR loan with a lender that utilizes AirDNA projections.

We got the house dirt cheap, no utilities were on the majority of the rehab and we replaced everything.

Takeaway is having at least 1 medium term guest will yes have lower rent potential but less headache and helps stabilize income.Gross Earnings: $2,200Expenses: $75 supplies (we clean ourselves, takes 10 minutes, and it's right upstairs no biggie)PITI: $2,700We paid $800 including utilities and any little repairs needed to live here.When we move out, we expect to cashflow around $500 a month conservatively.