VA Loan and Investing

[Erica Harley]

Hello Bigger Pockets Community, 

I would like to begin investing as I have been interested for years with limited resources to get started. I live in Jacksonville, Fl but I am actively lookign into relocating to Tampa, FL. Currently, I rent a condo and would like to purchase a duplex to live in one and rent out the other as a way to get my feet wet and started with investing. My husband is in the reserves and has access to VA loan benefits, is anyone familiar with this and know whether or not the VA loan would allow us to purchase an entire duplex rather than just a home? We currently have about 10k saved up and substantial amount of student loans (thanks to me) to pay off. Would this be the best route to begin investing, are there any other recommended ways to get started and accomplish our goal?

TIA