Don't spend the check until it clearsRegulators do not view investors as being altruistic.

Check it out.I am currently licensing a 12 bed RCFE in Santa Cruz, CA.

If you enter a neighborhood and you immediately lock all doors from the inside, and check to make sure your gun is loaded, you are in class D no doubt.On the other hand, most class A+ neighborhoods as you drive through you cannot see the houses from the street. 

My approach is to take a few minutes per quarter and make sure it is accurate by manually checking my true competition and adjustmenting prices accordingly. 

All this to say they are getting serious about permitting so if you are planning to invest in San Antonio in the short term rental space, MAKE SURE to check that the property is eligible for a short term rental permit given the density limits above and have a Realtor experienced with the San Antonio permitting requirements and rules. 

You could check out a book by Dave Van Horn called Real Estate Note Investing.

You have VA loan eligibility, you have (I assume) a service-connected disability check every month which you would use as your income.

I recommend a simple spreadsheet to check your math and it will make it simple to adjust each year.End the complaints.

Check with your broker and make sure this fits with your local laws.

Be sure to check out the free tools BP provides to help analyze deals you may have and also market insights.