If you have not flipped a home, do not have a rental property, and do not own a primary residence, you may have a hard time getting into lending.

Purchasing a new primary and turning my current house into a rental and looking to hire a PM but some of the fee's seem high. 1 quote - 100% 1st/month rent if i self-manager, or 75% 1st/mo rent and 10%/mo for PM to manage.Again, im new to this but from reading and talking to people there is a typical finders fee ~1000$ and 10%/mo rent if the PM manages. 

@Samantha Springs can you rent a room out in the unit you occupy as your primary?

In most states there is protection in your primary home through the homestead exemption, your investment properties must be in a separate entity.  

Plus, years down the road, I plan to split my time between SF and Detroit, so this would be a step in that direction.Another major focus for 2025 is a personal project: we recently completed a large ADU build at our primary residence here in California.

Just wondering, when you say you never put down more than 10% and other other benefits you describe, I'm assuming that's just for a house hack/primary residence?

I've only ever purchased homes as primaries, one being rented out currently to an insurance company and the other is my current primary.

Also looking at a potential VA deal right now.How do you navigate this if the seller is looking to buy another primary in the near future?

., after a divorce or separation), you may qualify for a second FHA loan for your primary residence.Non-Occupying Co-Borrower: If you were a co-signer but did not occupy the original property, you may qualify for another FHA loan as the primary borrower.Important Note: FHA guidelines typically require you to demonstrate that the current property will not meet your needs or is no longer feasible as your primary residence.2.

As with many here, I've been using a mix of Cozy (now Apartments.com), Stessa, and a few other custom workflows for turnovers that have worked well in the past, but with the takeover of Cozy by Apartments.com I'm now out shopping for better options for my primary, tenant-facing service.