The increase in vacancies can be attributed to the addition of new properties to the market and higher than usual vacancy rates in older properties.https://www.socalrha.org/news/2024-vacancy-and-rental-rate-s...Note LL, location, and property all have an impact on actual vacancy.  

@Coty LeBlanc I originally used it as a set it and forget it tool and it was better than not having I suppose, but then I really dug into training and learning and I saw 50% increase in one property and 20% in the other.

This property is a shared unit so we don't want a locksmith to change locks, then the roommate is locked out.

Some don't require you to have a property management company because they operate like a hotel.

@Jaycee Greene I want to house hack for my first property whether that be SF or Multi Family, there is not too many options where I am for multi family though unfortunately. 

You can have more than one property owned with a VA loan as long as it is under your total allotment.

It's just financing the property post-closing.

Here are a few simple and free ways to learn: Go to real estate meetup groups, attend open houses and speak with the agent there, inspect FSBOs (for sale by owner), walk your area, and speak to people tending their yards.The idea is to engage with other people and ask, Ask, ASK questions about their experience with the local market.Some other ideas: find a home inspector who will let you tag along in a property inspection, and absorb what they are looking at and why.Your mindset and enthusiasm for learning about real estate will open many doors for you.Good Luck!

I sold a property last year that required the owner to get a certificate of nonconformity to be a legal two family.

Or your can buy multiple properties with small mortgages.