You may confidently handle the process of transferring your house hacking property to an LLC and optimize protection and advantages by collaborating closely with a real estate attorney, tax adviser, and other experts.Good luck!

My suggestion is to make sure it's a house that other students will be in line waiting to help you keep it rented when/if you move on to another area, or town, and one that is very close to campus (walking distance is often optimal, but not an absolute necessity) might be helpful, but I believe making it an attractive-to-students house is important.... 

What is your take on the most optimized property type to invest as a short-term rental in Kauai. is it 2 bed/1 bath, 3 bed/2 bath.

If you're looking for STRs on the beach, you'll have difficulty finding something that cash flows unless you can get optimal occupancy. 

Now obviously those don’t tend to be the same, but it does mean that when I’m looking to optimize my returns I care about the overall cost of the financing, not the source.I monitor my overall debt to equity ratio to make sure I don’t end up over leveraged.

Or are you going to take the time to go over the menu?

I'm also afraid that I'll miss the opportunity while waiting for the optimal buying environment.

We all operate with moral absolutes as a foundation, but decisions beyond that arena largely come down to understanding the trade offs and optimizing for the result that fits best for your family. 

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Sometimes players need physical therapy (rehab), some need more 1-on-1 coaching (optimization/advertising) and some to be traded (1031 exchange).