I'm a 2x house hacker here in LA (a case study in the BP book The House Hacking Strategy) and an out of state investor.

We've utilized the VA loan for our current home, and this strategy has worked well so far.

Whether it’s networking, discussing strategies, or exploring potential partnerships, I’m excited to engage with this amazing community.

Risk & Due Diligence – Ensure the deal has strong equity, a solid exit strategy, and an experienced investor before funding.

Most people I know start with low money down programs so they can get away with a initial capital investment of around $25k but you also need reserves.  

Originally posted by @Danny Johnson:@Luke Grogan I'd love to talk strategy with you regarding the systems you've been looking at. 

This seems like a no-brainer to me and fits well into a vertical integration strategy (I'm also thinking about managing other people's rentals as even more vertical integration (aka side money).  

I would suggest having 3 different strategies. 

Sometimes you might want to go extra on something like the master bath or contemplate other exit strategies.

We believe that you set your strategy early on during acquisition, and as such, were primarily motivated by cash-on-cash returns and the strategy, with all of its pitfalls, did result in very reasonable IRR over the many years we have held.