Regular old purchase? 

I'm actually a managing partner in a daycare business (a regular commercial one).

However my first investment will be my primary residence and my financial source is the VA loan and my regular pay from trucking.

Since you're living in the home you can do a regular FHA loan or a 203k if you're thinking about doing renovations as well2.

It provides owners with, at minimum, a 30-day buffer in case something goes wrong with your tenant, as well as a reasonable sum to properly make repairs without having to get into potentially unpleasant or drawn-out exchanges with recently departed tenants.Conduct Regular Property VisitsEven when you have a phenomenal tenant occupying your rental property, it is a good idea to conduct regular property inspections.

Great flashlights and extra batteries that fit, super long extender ladder, korkers/or other brands over shoe to go over your steel toe boots, GFCI tester, moisture meter, a dog nose, an extender mirror, shovel to check foundation moisture, respirator as some properties have gross smells or chemical exposure, regular retractable tape measure forget the laser one, 5 gallon bucket, zip lock baggies, brown paper bags, putty knife, variety of screw drivers,Are you checking basements?

With me being In California we came up with the idea that I point investors in his direction until i acquire my real estate license for California and Texas so I can actually represent buyers and sellers whether they be investors or just regular people looking for that perfect home.

I’d listen to the BiggerPockets podcasts, the regular ones and Beginner ones.

Personally, for a home I'm going to live in I'd rather pay an extra $5K downpayment and an extra $230/mo at a very low-interest rate than come out of pocket $30K for the dis-pleasure of a decent size rehab in a time of labor and supply shortages.

Tenant will pay monthly pet fee of $40 (or what ever you determine) at the same time as the regular rent" . .