Hi Jasmine-Congratulations on being ready to turn your primary residence into a rental.Your question is should you use a property manager or self-manage your property.If there is enough positive cashflow or you can afford to pay a property manager, I always recommend doing so for the following reasons:1.

I am renting two units (1 basement and 1 side unit) in my primary residence.

It has to be your primary residence to be able to use your VA loan.

Investment Info:Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Investment Info:Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Many people want to start where their parents currently are and want higher end finishes. 

Purchase price: $45,000 Cash invested: $40,000 Renovation Overview: 1453 Southfield Dr, Columbus, OHWe've transformed 1453 Southfield Dr into a modern residence.

There's a few different ways to focus on a lower rate such as with house hacking and making the investment your primary residence, requesting a significant closing credit from the sellers for standard rate buy-downs (which I've had great success with recently), or utilizing lenders who offer short term rate lowering solutions such as 2-1 rate buy downs (again, ideally paid for by the sellers).

They do require these to be done on Primary Residence, and they probably do have a credit component, but may not have an income component to underwriting.

While others above have highlighted the ability to purchase a property with 0% down, there is one large stipulation: you must purchase a property as a primary residence.