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If ever in the future you're in need of help deciding between finance options, feel free to DM me.

The fact that you have a TAX-FREE income is crazy good.  

Feel free to reach out if you would like to connect, we have several STR in the area.

We also got them to have it professionally cleaned, ducts cleaned, they threw in some furniture for free, paid a lot of the closing costs that buyer usually pays, paid most recent mill levy instead of prior years taxes, paid my 2.8% commission, etc. because it is a buyers market and that's what you can negotiate in a buyer's market. 

If you need a tool to help you with that, feel free to connect.

If I sold, I think it would be by a hair that I can offload the property for the balance despite a tax value of $440,000, but it would get it off my books completely and free up my VA loan to purchase again. 

Due to the current interest rates, you probably can't live for free, but you can definitely learn how to house hack in that first year, reduced your personal housing costs, learn the rent by room/co-living strategy on-site, and then probably break-even after move out, but most importantly, it is possible to make that work in 2025 with today's rates.It just takes being open-minded and willing to be flexible for the 1st year.  

It's free to sign up for an account and the savings account has a very competitive interest rate.

Feel free to reach out and if not then good look furthermore