Overcrowding can strain plumbing, electrical systems, and air conditioning, leading to expensive maintenance issues.

Little more info:The basement would be ran as an Air BNB with ~$1800 of income potential with an upstairs roommate paying an aditional ~$1k

As an active-duty (soon transitioning) Air Force myself, I know the VA loan is a powerful asset for us.

The Air Force brought me here, and I’ve stayed ever since—I’ve really come to love it here!

With your background in the Air Force, MBA, and construction, you're in a great position to launch a real estate venture.

The property has forced air furnace in one unit, two boilers heat the other four units. 

Almost nobody in the Upper Peninsula has air conditioning though so maybe can save money on just doing a new furnace and not a full HVAC, we'll see.  

I have a feeling just starting out my home is not going to get much exposure on sites like air bnb or vrbo until I get some good reviews.If anyone has experience in this market I would be intrigued to hear how best to manage my new STR.

One thing you might think of doing is having and promoting your own website to avoid the exhorbitant fees charged by the third party sites such as Expedia, Booking.com and Air BnB.  

The local economy is anchored by institutions such as the University of New Mexico (UNM), Sandia National Laboratories, and Kirtland Air Force Base.