I am a 27 year old, born and raised in the metro Detroit area of Michigan, a former collegiate gymnast at EMU and Pitt, a current Manager of a CS team at a highly functional Sports Tech company, AND (most importantly) I am officially a new homeowner as of today!

I'm the Managing Broker from Premier Agent Network in CO and we're 100% commission. 

We manage almost 700 doors with about 100 Section 8 tenants.Leverage our knowledge for your gain:)

@Orane JacobsWhen thinking about venturing into a new market for house hacking using a VA Loan, it's important to look at various factors like the cost of housing, how much demand there is for rentals, the job market, economic conditions, how fast the population is growing, what amenities are available, and the resources for managing properties.

Cons: we live 7 hours away from the property and would have to find a property manager.

If you are local self managing is not that difficult, you just have to have the mind for creating and following a process.

How have you done with expenses, quality of tenants, turnover, cash flow, their property management team, customer service, etc.  

PLEASE get a property manager.

From the property management perspective, yes...hot tubs (actually in-ground spas) can be a pain.

Big banks and banks in general often do offer great terms for jumbo loans, especially if you are willing to bring your assets over under their management.