@Sophia BahenaSomething that hasn’t been said, is that there can be tremendous advantages to having a network of others who are already operators in real estate.Some property management firms can be deceptive, in that they are just a self management arms of real estate developers.

You can continue to scale without running out of resources and you have huge advantages/economies of scale.

Starting out you typically need only one entity, but as you grow you will find it advantageous to form multiple entities for increased asset protection, to lower tax liabilities, and to segregate risks.

@Marci Stein there is one great advantage... :)

I would ask Proper/Foremost/Cbiz what advantage they offer over traditional policies that offer home-sharing coverage.

I was sent a text with screen shots of their arguement by the female tenant from the male tenant and it was alot of name calling and cussing but no line was crossed from either one of them ina threatening matter.

We're in the same boat I'm looking to house hack as well but like we discussed tonight you have a much bigger advantage to do so!

If they know what they are doing, it is a huge advantage in keeping them liquid.

Also would anyone know if I could use the VA loan in my advantage to start real estate investing?

Most real estate investors already have or have the option to release our original equity through mortgages and then defer capital gains for the rest of our life through a 1031.The only advantages I see for OZ's are if you have access to amazing development or value add opportunities that fall within all the guidelines and the ability to execute within the designated timeline.