I’m about to PCS to San Antonio for a year and was considering buying an investment property to live in while I’m there, then rent out after I leave.My question is this: since we’re restricted in getting fixer uppers with the VA loan (I know there are renovation loans), what are you looking for with the property?

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Find out what the local regulations are and check the local paper if there are any restrictions being proposed for the area. 

As someone from Newburyport, I see similar trends in greater Boston and agree that strategic investment is key (espeically with tightening restrictions).

Additionally, you blanket a neighborhood you are interested in with door knocking, direct mail campaigns.  

Typically they have been restricted to Wall Street type products like stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.

However, if rent control is too restrictive, it will chase housing providers out of the city.

The current area we are living in is very expensive (Boerne, TX) and is a heavily deed restricted region.

Hey Damian, I will be running some off market campaigns for rental property in Pinellas county for deals similar to that criteria.

What a great town.Check out - https://www.cityhs.net/1265/Short-term-Rental-InformationShould have some rules and regs for you to peruse.I will say that lakefront is often restricted or banned for STRs there.