I’ve also read through the responses and they too are accurate, well thought out and hit the nail on the head. 

If you buy a duplex and your "cost" per month is 750 (just using a number) but for you to rent or (even buy) a similar single family it would cost you 2000 a month then you are still 1250 a head every month! 

Since info’s sparse, connecting with VA loan experts might help fill in the gaps.Check this out: https://www.benefits.va.gov/BENEFITS/factsheets/homeloans/ve...For the Vendee Program, it's smart to get prequalified first—think of it as knowing your firepower before heading into the deal.

At the time that I had moved into the holdover tenant's unit, i had installed a brand new shower head.

@V.G Jason if a small fry is being a multimillionaire and doing whatever the hell I want to do every day than I’m heading to McDonald’s right now.

Because the rapport I built with the seller and the property is pretty much a dump, seller is ok with whatever happens as long as they will be released from the head ache.

You are free to run your business however you see fit, as long as you are respectful to your property manager and not bugging them about every little thingYou are the CEO, the pilot of the plane, the head chef, the one in charge.

I appreciate this thread though I admit a lot of it is over my head. 

Since the place isn't in tip-top shape, you might have some room to negotiate the price down or ask for seller concessions.Partnering with another investor is a solid movee; two heads are better than one, right?

There is a Vermont STR Facebook group that I follow to keep an eye on where Vermont is headed with STR.