Now I am inheriting a huge fixer-upper in Dallas which we will probably live in for a few years after it is repaired.My ideal situation with REI is to buy and hold multiple properties while also flipping a few per year to supplement our income.

Another neat little piece of VA loans is that they can allow for higher DTI ratios than conforming/fha loans because they primarily rely on residual income and not directly on DTI (it's complicated, but this will do for now).

My son and I used to do tax deed and mortgage foreclosure recovery, and we were running through over 1,000 traces a month.

The trend has been increasing amounts of credit card debt, but not as big of a jump as disposable income on a macro level. 

What's your income and how much money do you have in the bank would be the first thing I would consider.

And you'll have a solid W-2 income to help you qualify for loans. 

Don’t stress the lower income; house hacking is great because the rent helps cover the mortgage.Both Central Florida and Tampa are great, but Tampa’s been my playground for over 20 years.

The Tenant Class greatly impacts rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.Both Property Classand Tenant Class affect what type of contractors, handymen and property management companies will work on a property.If you buy & renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what Tenant Class will rent it?

Income would be from hunting dues and timber harvesting, expense would be conservation management, taxes, and the mortgage.

But does the additional income from short term rentals make it worth it to hire a property manager and still come out to more than long term?