I am planning to buy a Beach Condo which will be used mainly for rental (via a property management company), and also will be occasionally used by me.

My main issue was not losing my positions in my other accounts, thus the need for a personal loan or a collateral loan of some kind. 

"How am I a benefit to the investor if I have no capital to contribute?" 

Hard Money will mainly look at the property and it's cash-flow. 

.-- I have some skills in remodeling/construction and some vacation time I could take to do more major repairs/upgrade/etc.The main goal I'm looking for advice is how to go from being a single family house hacker to owning a commercial real estate space that I could art studio hack (share loan payments with other tenants that I manage) to use as a shared art / video /dance studio? 

this is the main reason I took out my washer and dryer in my triplex .

@Rotchil Noel bundle your benefits with another vet (8 unit) or 2 others and do an 11 unit (mixed use)

I don’t want to make him an owner or employee...but want to make sure he benefits from a tax perspective.

So there apparently is some discretion on the inspections.I think the main issue with wholesaling to a VA buyer would be the length of time the loans take to close.

One benefit of driving for dollars though is the knowledge you gain from learning your neighborhoods and the condition they are in!