The rest will come naturally. 

So productive and Win from wins & losses

(I did sell 25 homes in my first full year, so please don't think I left because of production.)  

I looked at YNAB and intuits personal product mint.

@Fabricio Laboriel there are companies that offer great products for real estate investors who are doing flips or value add investments like BRRRR.

VA is a great loan product, but I will caution you that in many many places in Texas it will be very tough to use.   

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Lastly, you should always look to partner with an agent who's very familiar with real estate investment / landlord insurance, and the products available in the marketplace. 

Naturally, the more ways to rent short-term you can find the better.I buy turnkey properties or directly form flippers and then have them professionally managed by super hosts, aiming to have as many of the 9 options in place as possible.The biggest issue I see when people speak about real estate is the fact that most people look at price and appreciation, not at performance and all the variables that drive or hamper performance.

If the lender has other first time homebuyer products, it will probably be up to the lender if he/she can qualify for them as a FTHB (First Time Home Buyer)