I don't know where the bar is located nor do I know if the property is worth $3 million, you have to do your homework on this project.

Remember I do not care what you invest in, real estate, stocks, crypto etc.

I think I remember watching an actual Bigger Pockets Youtube video of a young lady who does this. 

Pain in butt to work with but well worth it.

We got our money's worth from our agent and she worked her tail off.

I had one 3-family property worth about $275k, and the premium dropped several hundreds of dollars a year when I got the deductible to $2,500.

A workaround used to be using an toll free number (those used to not require A2P for texting), but not sure if that still works now, worth a try as a stop-gap while you get approved.

Your network is your net worth!

Just remember, you're going VA so the appraisal process is more strict so it's going to be hard to get something that needs real sweat equity.

Still, if it needs constant reno/repairs, just make sure its worth it and you've run your numbers properly.Yes, it really depends on what sort of life you want to lead, aswell as your investing strategy and goals:Just assuming that half your gross income goes to str related expenses and maintenance/renos, your yield on equity is about 6.9%.