That 36% rent increase while keeping happy tenants shows how smart and intentional you are about building relationships, not just cash flow. 

If that is the case, I would encourage you to intentionally start making connections with successful real estate investors.

Intent is to get the foundation blessed off by a Civil Engineer and save about $15K in foundation costs as the original design was for a 3400 sf house.

It's also worth noting that, given my community development background, the intent is to help them refi into traditional financing after they've established a payment history.

From my understanding, you’re spot on that the VA only requires intent to occupy the property within 60 days—there’s no hard-and-fast rule about staying for a year.

I go in with an intention and optimism but once you're in it things work out the way they do and getting your calculator out isn't going to change that.

When you bring in intentionally say 20 million illegal immigrants you lower the wages on lower income people both by their wages and increasing their cost of living thru more competition for resources.  

Yes, I'm based in Hong Kong, but have no intentions of investing in property here.

When you buy a property with the intention to Airbnb Househack, you can find a better layout to make it more separate / private but start with what you have, Get temporarily uncomfortable so that you have a comfortable future.

To some degree it's always speculation, and to other degrees the risk profile situates itself for it.It's just what are your intentions & pursuits.