I would go the VA loan if you can, no pmi will help your debt ratio as well.  

I’d love to hear your thoughts, especially if you’ve worked with midterm rentals or know the Portsmouth market well.

And maybe it's not all or nothing for a given method, sometimes a combination of various financing tools is what wins.

This is a structure we’ve implemented with our private investors, and it’s been working really well for everyone involved.Here’s an example of how tiered returns might look in a lending scenario:Investment AmountAnnualized Return$100,000 - $249,99915%$250,000 - $499,99916%$500,000 - $999,99917%$1,000,000 and above18%Why Use a Tiered Structure?

I've done this with my properties because I'm well known in my small town and don't want people to know what I own.LEGAL PROTECTION: By placing your assets in an LLC, you are legally separating them from your personal assets.

Overall, Section 8 is a good way to get some pretty reliable income to get the property cash-flowing, provide additional experience, as well as with the required annual inspections, make sure your property stays in a good condition! 

It also did not have a pool like your property so that would probably lower the desirability as well.

Well, a large number of our members are rental home/apartment investors but there's plenty of other RE opportunities out there. 

Based on rent of $1,695, I think you'll be lucky to get an appraised value of $160k with a CoC return well under 2%.

And then you argue with me saying that I don't know all the details (as in, well, these days even a man can get pregnant.)