With VA loans, you’ve got a huge advantage to get started with little to no money down, and military bases are perfect for long-term or short-term rentals.

Sometimes it’s the VA that asked the question first  and then the person they’re marketing for comes on the thread and answers the questions to promotes their services.

Quote from @Premraj Jeyaprakash: I'm exploring potential opportunities in short-term rentals (STR) in West Virginia, with a particular focus on glamping.

My wife and I own a beautiful historic home in a small, charming town in Northern Virginia.

After talking to my guests and understanding their needs, I shifted my approach.

Hard to produce cash flow or break even with that much debt, at that rate.House-hackers, however enjoy certain one time (non-scalable) advantages that should be taken advantage of in the early days: - They can assume pre-existing debt like VA and FHA Loans (rather than take it on Subject-To which is dramatically riskier).- They can rent by the room and self-manage to produce day 1 cash flow.- Many of these HCOL areas also have strict limitations on AirBnB or short-term rentals... that do not apply to owner-occupants - thus allowing for extreme cashflow potential for house-hackers.

@Alecia Loveless you mention shifts, are you in healthcare? 

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Should you decide to shift your requirement focus the above suggestions would be a good place to start.

We threw in the towel on it this year and thats after shifting to $125 trip charge and $90 an hour each hour after that.