STR is the vehicle or were you thinking something else?  

When the shutdowns and eviction moratoriums happened, I shied from real estate investing for the time being until some stability hit the market and after returning from a deployment recently I find myself back where I left off.With a VA loan at my disposal and cash from savings and the downsizing of my vehicle in our WFH era,  I'm hoping to owner occupy a small multifamily in the Dallas area, from there I'll stabilize that property and move onto the next investment as a pure investment. 

. - There's a few options there right now & Garfield in Bergen County has some options as well but you'll most likely need a vehicle for all these places as their more suburban.Let me know if you need anything else.

Additionally, the area is easily accessible with public transportation and/or vehicle since there is a major interstate highway. 

Full ac replacement $4200, full house repaint $2800, 2x fan motor and compressor motor rebuilds $2,000.

People may decide to trespass on your property on foot, vehicle, etc.

MHPs are the best accelerated tax vehicle I know of.  

Are there any other mortgage vehicles that I would not have to put 20 percent down or that would use rent to qualify me for more money .

I know in MO when you register a vehicle, the sale price is only allowed to be a certain percent under the fair market value.

I just provided them garage door openers for their vehicles.