An hour drive may be difficult at first, but the thought of cash flow at the end of the month will make the drive worth it.Good luckGino

Do you group paper receipts into folders for each property/entity and then pay bills once a month, for example?

If a certified electrician told me that a GFCI outlet in the bathroom was installed correctly, and I had initially said it wasn’t, then I would immediately know that I need to update my education on that system and would hope that other inspectors feel the same.

As far as your VA loan goes, I do think you will need to have a steady source of income on a W2 for at least 6 months right now or 2 years tax returns if your an entrepreneur.. unless you can manage to get your disability rating then you might qualify just based off your awards letter.

If you're ever up for it I host the  house hacking happy hour meetup once a month. 

Could you have your property sit for months waiting for a midterm renter?

The downside is this is a very expensive game to get into.With medium term rentals, it will be less management but monthly revenue will be lower.

Because the market is good for selling it’s hard to not take the 40K payout vs the 100/month cash flow. 

For context, we have been running a successful airbnb for 6+ months cash flowing close to $750/month.

I'm  Bethany from New Jersey, just learning and breaking into real estate investing and hopeful to purchase my first short term rental property within the next 6 months.