Which will bring plenty of other investors and general business to the area.

The growth now will be in the ancillary businesses moving to the metro to support Tesla and other tech-focused manufacturers.

Feel free to constructively poke holes in anything I may not be thinking of.

If you don’t mind me asking Job growth and stabilityLimited land to hold value Tourism and revenue incomes streams as a city to gain exposureMilitary bases nearbyResort town/ beach town Commercial businesses coming into the area Tons of gentrification in the area with new construction 

It's also helpful to interview a few candidates to see who you feel most comfortable with in terms of understanding your goals and who can offer practical advice tailored to your investment strategy.Make sure to ask about their experience with real estate investors, their fee structure, and whether they have dealt with setting up similar business structures.

I have a painting business and my partner has a construction business in nyc and we've already been doing jobs in CT. as for time I have loads of time on my hands and I am pretty handy my self.

I secured a low mortgage interest rate during COVID, and hoping experts in this forum could recommend VA Loan business strategies as I would like to convert our permanent home into rental property and transition into another home.1. 

Its just a cost of doing business . 

I would think of this problem differently: I might encourage them to explore ADUs... this would give them an additional stream of income and would likely only require a relatively small chunk of money in their savings (relative to the total cost).If they could partner with someone that has experience building and/or flipping (to qualify for the construction loan), then cash them out with a 30-yr DSCR loan (and use that as the builder's profit), then they could rent the property and enjoy the cash-flow.

I would hire another person that has construction and real estate background.Take your  annual Salary.