I’d recommend no personal debt and a wise, not over leveraged amount on your rentals.

So the people who thought it was at an all time high 5 years ago can make a KILLING if they want to sell, or just leveraging the new equity.   

Most commercial lenders will require that you are in a formed business.As far as to which way to organize... you should consult with a CPA who can review your current situation. 

If I did source the tenants personally I was thinking perhaps leveraging a university housing organization or general point of contact at one of the local hospitals. 

I'd rather have a large margin/buffer for error when calculating these rehab costs.The current process I am using:* Using realtor or Zillow to find properties * Running through the rental calculator and making a spreadsheet to track* Leveraging this video and deck as my starting point: https://biggerpockets.s3.amazo...

I would consider leveraging your VA loan to purchase a place in Hawaii that you could house hack for a few years while you feel out your options and preferences while building equity. 

If it is how can I leverage the AOS?

If it is how can I leverage the AOS?

If it is how can I leverage the AOS?

Question for BP... would you DIY finish your basement, costing $20k on 24 months no interest financing and adding roughly $50k to your homes equity, or spend those hundreds and hundreds of man hours instead building your real estate business with an end goal of being able to leverage $50-70k to put down on a multi fam property without having to go $15k in debt to create equity, but having no guarantee you'll make it as an agent.