If you have a competitive advantage that you can bring to your co-hosting/managing, then I would recommend looking for owners with properties that mesh well with your target resident.For example, if you are an active duty military servicemember with unique insight into what a servicemember is looking for, lean into that.

I will update my reports to federal law enforcement about these activities once I have completed debunking all of his new claims.

Lexington is calmer than Columbia but still has plenty to do and great food and activities and its not a far from Columbia.

I did notice end of 2024 to be more active and January to continue that streak compared to 2023 and start of 2024.

S-Corps are better suited for active income (e.g., property flipping).

@Eric E.UBIT only comes into play in an IRA on leveraged real estate and running an active business.

If you are hoping that this property will stand on its own with you living in it and not having to put your active income into it, then it might not be the best option for you right now. 

Perhaps there is an opportunity for us to work together.Thanks again for responding.If you're looking locally, I'd focus on markets with a decent amount of activity/inventory so that you have more options i.e.

Your VA loan will be crucial to your real estate investing growth, especially since it affords you the potential opportunity to own more than one property, depending on your overall allotment.For active military personnel, that conundrum of where to invest and where you will end up is always part of the issue that sometimes causes analysis paralysis so it's great you have one in VA Beach already.

After being surprised by that activity I looked into the records for properties around my parcel and found that years ago a developer had originally bought the two parcels in one sale.