These do require more time and organization though.Looking forward, after 5+ years of owning a property, assuming you bought in an appreciating area, you should have enough equity built up via tenants paying down your mortgage for you and appreciation to refinance out of the VA loan (if you haven't already) or even cashout to buy more or to supplement your earnings.Theoretically, if you have enough properties you could refinance at least one a year.

I would assume that it should be blocked off with some type of decorative tile or something of that nature.

This can provide a steady stream of income to supplement your W2 salary and build wealth over time. 

The nature of the relationship to me seemed exploitative and it bothered me a great deal. 

These are natural food for Tilapia. 

The math is obvious but there's a natural tendency to go for properties you can obtain at a lower basis.

I already run up expenses for my trading income on a credit card because Im responsible and its helpful when building credit, Im also on my families card or something of that nature, but at my age I am not entirely sure what the best course of action for credit building is any tips would be very helpful!

Naturally after listening to this I was pretty skeptical but came to the conclusion that it makes since. 

Naturally, this makes some other people (read: voters) unhappy.B.

The existing number of vacation rentals are so far over those caps that anyone who gets on the wait list today will likely wait 5-10 years before they're up for a permit.I do think this is the natural progression of what is still a relatively new industry.