I told my tax accountant that it should be considered as passive income to offset the passive loss from my rental property.

What you are referring to is the fact that your property taxes are generally due in November.

I was excited when i first saw the properties and have been waiting in the wings ever since hoping it wouldn’t go through as I can’t find anything else quite like it and the aim is I will be living in 1 and house hacking.

We already own a primary residence and vacation home, so this will be seen as an investment property. 

@Michelle Nevarez, the most common way people get started is through house hacking.You could use your VA loan to buy a property for yourself to live in.  

I'm wondering if any veteran on BiggerPockets has ever utilized their VA loan to secure any multifamily property ( specifically here in Los Angeles County), i'm familiar with the process but just wondering if anyone has ever done it.

I would most likely be interested in renting out multi-family units and would have to use a property management company, since I live outside of Chicago. 

Looking for some guidance from either property management company owners/brokers or landlords that have 100+ units managed through property management software such as Buildium, AppFolio, Propertyware, etc.. 

"The true measure of a man [person] is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." - Samuel Johnson This post is intentionally short. 

Otherwise, is too hard to know for sure how much a property might cost to prepare for a STR.