I would highly recommend that you focus on what you want to start out with first, flip or long-term rental.

@John DeanPrivate money would but private money is short term so you are more liquid and I believe borrowers on private money are a lot more qualified and you have much lower ltv than you would on a seller finance

The rental property itself provides the tax benefits and not necessarily the entity structure.Depreciation should wipe out your cash-flow from being taxed, especially given the high prices of properties right now.You should have your tax returns reviewed if your properties are reporting positive taxable income.

The short answer (pun intended) is a Short-Term Rental or an STR.

Together, we negotiated favorable terms with the seller, ensuring a beneficial deal.

Now it is a stabilized long term rental on both sides for me.

In return for the City's rehabilitation assistance, participants agree to certain long term (5-20 years) rent and occupancy restrictions which provide for the continued availability of the housing to lower income families at an affordable rent.

It really depends on how much % of your VA Home Benefit you used up (have left over).

Also, you can't take short-term rental income for granted as if it was long-term rental income.

@Rehaan Khan yes as said the term is "Seller Financing" however I sugest you do not use that term as it might confuse the seller.