When I return to the country after my Au Pair contract ends, I hope to live in the property as my primary residence and house-hack as well.I understand that investing remotely makes things more challenging, but I am also ready to be uncomfortable and challenge myself in this journey as I know it is 100% possible.

Quote from @Charles Perkins: Quote from @Natalie Kolodij: Quote from @Charles Perkins: I have an attached ADU unit in my personal residence as well as a business office/ business storage area in my home. 

Best advice to you would be to use that VA loan as many times as you can and buy primary residences for a year, rent them out and then buy something else with the VA!

Investment Info:Single-family residence other investment.

@Bobby Short Depending on the equity you have on your primary residence you might be able to find a lender to finance the property in CR with your primary residence as collateral.

Investment Info:Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Do you have tips for structuring short-term leases that protect me as a landlord while accommodating their needs?

A well written management contract should clearly spell out what is expected of both the PMC and the owner, to PROTECT both and avoid misunderstandings.

Kind of hard to see why you would not want to press this button and try to pay it down/off as soon as possible, if it's your primary home.It's very unlikely you'll regret purchasing a primary residence in Boston if the market rallies, and if the market downturns.

One of the great things about having multiple residents per property per year is that you can iterate faster than with an LTR.