The minimum down payment for a property in this price range would be roughly $27K.That said, you also need to account for bank closing costs, inspection costs, appraisal, attorney fee, and title costs.Your scenario may require a seller's concession to account for these additional expenses.Investing with $50K is totally possible in this market but your journey may be met by challenges i.e.

The only thing is the HOA fees go up and they can do special assessments and you have no control over it.

ACH transfers are free, but if a tenant wants to pay with a credit card they will get charged a fee.

Rates and fees are higher though.

With regard to the fees that is much less expensive than a Delaware Statutory Trust where fees can be upwards of 20% which is totally unacceptable unless you have absolutely no other options. 

., here is what I bought when it was on sale.https://www.costco.com/eufy-security-by-anker-solo-pro-2-pac...No monthly fees for storage. 

It's usually much easier to pay a small monthly fee to have a professional manage your property.

(Be sure to factor in vacancy, PM fees, maintenance, etc in addition to PITI)•Do you have additional reserves to cover unexpected expenses like long than expected vacancies, high turnover costs, or major repairs (e.g., HVAC or roof replacements)?

Down side, your 2nd usage of a VA mortgage will run you 3.3% on the VA Funding fee (but it is financed into the loan), unless you get any disability from VA. 

I don’t care to hide my fee as I will be very transparent.