@Christina Galdieri they should be getting a paycheck, but you can also ask for a bank statement to verify VA direct deposit.

Hey Mate, I shot you a direct message regarding working together. 

I'm a big fan of house hacking and have done it several times here to create a small portfolio.

I want to make sure I'm not in the wrong placehttps://the1brokerage.com/ That is correct, you can also find a lot of our loan officers on here and reach out to us directly as well! 

My wife and I currently own and operate a small 2br 1ba STR in Knoxville that does well.

Specifically, do mid-sized to small towns outside of big cities have sufficient rental demand for rent by the room?

How well do small value add projects benefit the investment outcome in your experiences?

My strategy for REI has been to build a portfolio directly purchasing and leasing real estate but at some point start to transition my funds into private lending others' opportunities and getting away from being the actual owner and manager of properties. 

Small city tenants are a breath of fresh air.

I am trying to understand if they would be any challenges with purchasing a lot that has quite a few oak trees as they can't be removed as there are policies around tree removals. could i build a small office commercial unit of about 5000 sq.ft in this lot?