Use tools like the VA loan for house hacking and your Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) to cover living costs while building equity.

Buy an existing house to live in and add an ADU in the back.

However, the house has had a new kitchen and bathroom put in WITHOUT permits.

In fact, I’d like to turn the primary into a rental and then house hack in a multi-unit.

Hey BP Family,A neighbor of mine passed away about 2 months ago and I have been trying to contact the family (trust) to see if they were going to be selling the property. I don't want to overstep because the gentleman...

Our experience is that IF the flooring is continuous AND it has been discontinued then they pay for the entire flooring throughout the house.

If you get cat urine in the house, it can cost you 10x the pet fee to mitigate the odor.

Goal here is to use the VA's 0% down on a multiplex and rent out the unit I'm living in after 12m.
The mental gymnastics I'm going through is how exactly that would work without committing fraud.
Can I refinance m...

Is your new house going to be a househack?

Most traditional property managers don’t handle this setup due to challenges like managing tenant disputes, coordinating overlapping move-ins/outs, and the risk of Fair Housing violations when selecting tenants.