If you buy a bootz tub you need to open every box and get one that hasn't been dinged up in transit to the store. 

We manage a park in Southlake, TX that we have been transitioning from park owned to tenant owned homes.

Does anyone use OPM to purchase turnkey rental properties then use delayed financing to transition into a mortgage right away?

We are transitioning from long term to short term rentals.

His advice was to extend the transition piece to cover the tear and leave it as is.

I am now transitioning to prepare for automated transportation.

Most of the residents look like millennials and young professionals, and they've seen my place transition from something quite unsightly into a very nice place.

Make an offer, explain your reasoning for that number, and you will be surprised how many sellers want to have a conversation with you- especially in this transitioning market. 

We've been preparing for this as of September of 2021, ultimately transitioning our single-family management clients to MTR (medium term rentals)/executive stay/furnished rentals where appropriate.All of our focus has been re-directed toward other markets, specifically the Poconos region as @Matthew Niemynski had shared, wherein, your purchasing power will take you a lot further, and the returns will be more aggressive with a year-round vacation destination. 

If you just do one four- or five-year stint, then you can at least pick up two or maybe three homes with the VA loan as you transition out of the service.