If you like help with suitable SFR and 1031, DM me and we can collaborate.

Summit, Given your situation, the BRRRR strategy (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) seems suitable.

The restrictions are numerous and widespread, making it challenging to find suitable areas for short-term rentals.

For any given investment criteria there are likely only a handful of suitable candidates spread across a considerable geographic territory. 

The single review that they reference is from a year ago, from a guest who commented that our place was 'super cute, but not suitable for children'.

If you plan to use the property as your primary residence, a VA loan may be a suitable choice.   

One guy I know had tenants who needed to move (I forget the reason), but they asked if he had any other properties that were more suitable for them.

I don't want to refi out of the VA loan on my current house because I have a 2.875% loan and would presumably have to start paying PMI then also.Any feedback about the VA loan issues or my strategy in general would be greatly appreciated- I've been educating myself for a while now, but am also a total newbie in actually taking any (real estate) investing actions.Thanks,AugustOh, in case it helps to know, I'm located in the Midwest, so I could easily find a suitable 3 bedroom in a suitable area for under $250K and it probably would not cashflow at purchase in a B- or nicer area (maybe roughly break even), but shouldn't require much of a special deal to be able to within a few years.

This was not suitable for a webinar as it was 12 hours long and there was considerable role playing involved.

Is this conversation a red flag that this broker may not be suitable for me to work with or is it just a product of the stricter lending environment today and brokers are just trying to avoid wasting their time?