Use tools like the VA loan for house hacking and your Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) to cover living costs while building equity.

Consider a 15 year loan.

FHA and Conventional loans will allow schooling to count as work history.

*$5,000 non refundable, no inspection period, and all personal property left by seller will convey and be the buyers responsibility at closing.    

My business partner owns a roofing company but has weak credit and more limited cash flow.An LLC is a common choice for partnerships since it protects personal assets and simplifies tax management.

The investors put in $100,000 and he took out a hard money loan for his part.  

I answered a question yesterday by saying "DSCR loans are like belly buttons...everybody's got one."

Personal finances of $220K.

An LLC shields personal assets from business liabilities, while S-Corp taxation allows you to reduce self-employment taxes by taking a reasonable salary and distributing remaining profits as distributions, which aren’t subject to payroll taxes.

For instance, said property manager manages maintenance issues, problems that arise during bookings, basically anything that needs a physical person at the property, while I manage the rest?