You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.

Home built in 2005. 

The vibe of Biddeford has gone from burning garbage in a decimated downtown, to boutique hotel and trendy restaurants in very few years.The apartments in town were built for mill workers a long time ago.  

The strategy was built on sand. 

You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.

I for one built a simple chrome extension to see if the mortgage is less than rent and accordingly provide that information on every zillow listing page.

These do require more time and organization though.Looking forward, after 5+ years of owning a property, assuming you bought in an appreciating area, you should have enough equity built up via tenants paying down your mortgage for you and appreciation to refinance out of the VA loan (if you haven't already) or even cashout to buy more or to supplement your earnings.Theoretically, if you have enough properties you could refinance at least one a year.

Hold it for few years and then sell it or built a second/vacation home. which area would you recommend and why?

I did an FHA 203K loan and it was a pain but it worked out and I built the necessary equity to BRRRR.

For ID verification, I typically rely on Airbnb’s built-in process, as it’s seamless and keeps everything within their platform.