I am having a hard time starting as I do own my own home here in California and I have a good amount of equity in my home to buy another property.

I have been renting out a vacation home I own and for about a year and have successfully run it as a STR via AirBnB.

I've managed to house hack my way to owning a fully paid-off 2-bedroom, 1-bath, 900-square-foot home valued at approximately $67,500.

The equity she wants is $55,000, which I don't have in cash fully, but I own a home now with that in equity, and I have money in an IRA. 

You should give them a pest-free home, then make them responsible for ordinary pest control after that.I also recommend educating yourself on how to handle small pests like this, then educating your tenants to handle it themselves.

I am considering as a first time buyer to utilize the BRRRR method on my personal home, while also using a 203K loan to finance and rehab the property.

A roof might be $10,000.

Does anyone have personal experience with these shower heads in your own home?

Therefore, if I were you, I'd focus on lifestyle buyers who move or by a second home there.

When analyzing a luxury short term rental (STR) vacation home for investment in today's mortgage rate environment, the ROI & margins can be extremely tight.