First house, we are living in it while flipping.

Section 8 may seem like a home run but I've seen houses destroyed in a years time, I would steer clear. 

Typically, the STR property tends to be priced at 10x of the annual gross revenue, so let's assume you buy a house for $500k and you can get $50k a year in gross revenue. 

You could tell them to cancel the listing and you will find someone else to list it after a month not 4 months (the market take is subjective too, all dependent on what your house has compared to others, where it is located, the size of it, and so many other factors).

Goal here is to use the VA's 0% down on a multiplex and rent out the unit I'm living in after 12m.
The mental gymnastics I'm going through is how exactly that would work without committing fraud.
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You'll typically need to set up your account and get familiar with the process of working with the local housing authority.

The houses would be looking at I'd imagine would be about 7 to 800 k taxes would be about 4K hire a year.

Get a house in a great neighborhood during the summer 2025 and sell my primary in spring 2026.

I'm thinking about investing into section 8  housing in STL and I'm new to this game.

When did the HELOC on my house with ADU, the first appraiser used option one and I demanded a new appraisal where they would give me a flat value.