I’m in the same boat we had a tenant break lease about 3 weeks ago now it’s been a little difficult to find renters.

I want to begin investing with a house hack, but more generally use this position (with it specifically being in the RE industry) as a jumping-off point for a career in investing, eventually full-time. 

Is there a better approach to beginning my real estate investing career and scaling quickly? 

STR is becoming a difficult strategy because there are so many costs (furniture maintenance, utilities, internet, etc.) that you have to factor in and if you are in an oversaturated market, then unless your property is unique, you can only compete on price.

How difficult would it be to get an invester friendly construction loan to build on a property where I live and have mortgage.

She has already proven herself difficult. 

I took your advice to mean they are only getting paid on their fees, not the rate charged.Lenders make their fee 1 of 2 ways typically.Lender paid compensation= the lender/broker fee is baked into the interest rate (most transactions are done this way but it makes it difficult to understand the actual base rate of the lender because they may charge more or less than other lenders so the comparison is not apples to apples).Borrower paid compensation = the comp is paid directly by the borrower as a line item in Section A.

The reality is, it’s actually quite difficult to declare bankruptcy (just cause you want to declare bankruptcy doesn’t mean you get to, you have to be approved for it.

If a property does not pass the self-sufficiency test, the borrower may not qualify for an FHA loan for that property.Using a DPA comes at the cost of a higher rate which makes passing the SST more difficult. 

I would generally try to avoid insurance claims if you can because insurance is getting out of control nationwide, and we are seeing in FL, TX and CA that claims can follow the house and/or you and make it very difficult to sell the home in the future.Within the mortgage expense category you have 4 separate charges: principal, interest, property taxes, insurance (if you escrow taxes and insurance which 95% of our clients do).