Low down payment (3.5%) is attractive, but comes with mortgage insurance and might not offer the best rates.

Compare this to your total monthly costs, including mortgage, insurance, taxes, vacancy and maintenance.

Your insurer could recommend one or you can check Google (and, of course, the reviews).

Private mortgage insurance i believe is not charged on va loans.  

I've always found inventory rates (and how they've moved over time ie previous 1-2 years) to be the starting point for where a market's health is at.

Use STR-specific insurance to protect both parties and automate operations with platforms like Airbnb, TurnoverBnB, and PriceLabs.Taxable income from the STR must be reported, but you can deduct related expenses like cleaning, utilities, and furnishings.

.- My insurance was cancelled until I fixed roof issues.- Debris littered the recently occupied unit, the basement, and all over the back yard.As mentioned, we had an initial video walk through before the contract to purchase.

We tried to sell in 2023, but the tenant had health issues, so we decided to let them stay.

Investment product marketers who claim to be GPs, GPs who claim “ownership”, insurance salesman who claim to be “financial advisors”, people who attended an executive training program claiming to have an MBA, what ever happened to honesty?  

Each closing, whether multi-family or single family, is going to have some of the same costs: title insurance, attorney fees, inspection fees, appraisal fees, fees associated with financing, etc.