I have no idea how and where to get started.

On the other hand, you can produce a similar return (or better) by shifting the money to another market that is safer for landlords.

It's no guarantee but it's a good place to start.

Hi all, I have recently started listening to BP podcast and reading many of the books on the website.

My current primary ( scenario 1) Keep the primary for the life of the loan ( current rate is 4.5 so i dont see my self refinancing anytime soon)current home value 1,150,000Loan amount 935,000appreciation estimate 5% per year after a 28 year hold and the house is paid off I would have a house worth 4,312,000$my current mortgage is 6125$ ( piti) included My second option( scenario 2) Sell the house, walk away with $150 ,000 ish in hand and put that into a low cost index fund Rent a house elsewhere for about 3000$ ish and take the extra 3000$ im saving everymonths from not having to pay my mortgage and puting that money in the index fund as well I ran the numbers on both of these scenarios and doing what I mentioned above would break even at about 28 years meaning my stock account would be worth 4.3 million just like my house would , but the only is that holding a house for 28 year would mean 28 years of property taxes, loan interest ,home insurance and repairs etc whick I calculated to be about 1,200,000$ at minimum which raised my eyebrows to say the least Also i understand that each of these options ( stock market vs real estate ) will have there tax consequences ( long term capital gains) so any thoughts on that would be appreciated as well.  

For house hacking I’d maybe start at the more pricier markets or fringe markets where you can get something beat up, fix and flip and sell for higher.

This would be the beginning of the brrrr method and I would have 3 rentals right away.My questions are 1. is it better to start an LLC for RE and transfer my existing property into the LLC? 

Pittsburgh is a great market to get started investing in.

Due to item 1, adding an ADU can require years to start achieving any return (once the accumulated cash flow recovers the initial negative position).4) Adding an ADU is a slow process.

Using your VA loan is a great way to start.