He actually has open maintenance tech positions on his job board, etc.  

Also, as my wife does not have a W-2 job and help with the rentals, I want to explore pros/cons of her to qualify as RE professional down the road (may be from 2026).I start involving my kid for bookkeeping and other small tasks in the near future.

I have self managed a single family and a triplex and recently bought a duplex that was being managed by the only property management company in my area. My end goal was to have property management so we thought we wo...

Same for 2-years of job/income stability.Tenant Default: 10-20% probability of eviction or early lease termination.Section 8: Class C rents usually meet program requirements, proper screening still recommended.Vacancies: 10-20%, depending on market conditions and tenant screening.Cashflow vs Appreciation: Should cashflow immediately, at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.Class D Properties:Tenant Pool: Majority of FICO scores under 560, little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, but should have no convictions/evictions in last 12 months.

Over time it can, but you need a job to get a mortgage to buy a rental and most rentals will not make you rich quick.

Some investors love heavy rehabs for higher margins, others prefer quicker, lighter flips.
What’s been your strategy lately — and how do you decide which projects to take on?

Since your wife will actively manage the Airbnb unit for more than 150 hours a year, the income and losses from that unit may be considered non-passive, which means some of those losses could potentially offset your W-2 and 1099 income.

I'm just getting into running the numbers and the problem I'm running into is that I don't want to have any responsibilities during the day while I'm working my day job and the wages expense for caregiver staff is MASSIVE in my area (+$18/h).

That could put a good dent in most incomes.i believe “STR loophole” (ugh) has to be combined with something that provides large passive losses.  

I believe that they'll have to provide evidence of the defect, the seller's knowledge of it, and prove that the buyer had financial losses because of it.