If you have a good business plan for the next property it could make a LOT of sense. 

I secured a low mortgage interest rate during COVID, and hoping experts in this forum could recommend VA Loan business strategies as I would like to convert our permanent home into rental property and transition into another home.1. 

I often do site visits to the property and then design/draw the hvac/plumbing systems for the building.From what I gather below the following would all fall under "real property trades":"The statute lists 11 types of real property trades or businesses: real property development, redevelopment, construction, reconstruction, acquisition, conversion, rental, operation, "I believe that my line of work can be classified under "real property development", "construction", "conversion".

If you are focusing on volume, you might have to adapt your ROI to be able to acquire more properties and keep your people busy.

STR is a hospitality business.

That will be a huge benefit as dealing with contractors is one of the hardest parts of the business in my opinion.

Yes I am familiar with all that you mentioned as I have several LLC's for my business and investment properties. 

My best friend and I want to partner together to start a rental property business.

I earn much higher returns than I ever did as a rental investor, and don't have to lift a finger after the initial vetting discussion.That said, some investors really do enjoy building a side hustle business around real estate.

Should give you guidelines for properties and business plans.