I find the referrals I have given my daughter when they are looking to relocate from LA or a second home have been great.. she has done half a dozen multi million dollar sales then subsequent listings with those leads I have given her.. on the flip side those that want to buy rentals are generally newer and are not really realistic about returns in higher priced markets.. so she has not converted many if any of those.

Sales are up 6.3% YOY through July.  Median sales price is down 4.5% to $210K.  It will be interesting to see if volume increases dramatically with interest rate cuts.  

I’ve owned one STR since 2005 that is occupied 240 nights a year and have incurred $1000 damage tops in 14 years.If you need an extra 300 bucks deposit to help you sleep at night, it could be costing you 20-30-40 times that in lost rents each year.  

The best way to use your VA Entitlement would be to purchase a Multi-family home (duplex - fourplex).

The multi-families are a bit harder to find, there are only 2 currently on the MLS, but they're available.  

That doesn't happen to my clients as I deal with lenders who close billions per year in loans. 

I am brand new to investing but looking to take action preferably in the multi family space .

The cash flow in the McAllen area looks promising, and there seems to be a lot of multi family units for sale (not sure if that’s a good or bad sign).

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Boise.

This is a single family home and was originally a primary residence before turning it into an long-term rental.Some strategies I'm considering to grow my portfolio are using a HELOC/1039 tax exchange to purchase a second investment property/multi-family property or refinancing my current investment property into a conventional loan to utilize another FHA loan for a primary residence (with the idea of eventually turning that into another long-term rental).I currently have a 7% interest rate, and am considering refinancing in the coming months if/when the rates drop.