Looking to possibly start investing with some whole sale properties and land.

They are about the same cost (which surprised me) but for a rental property that is really probably mostly for pets, I'm concerned about maintenance and upkeep.

Does seasoning start when the property is bought? 

I would like to purchase a three or four Plex and live in one of the units.I understand I can use an FHA loan or conventional loan with only 3 to 5% down in order to get into the property however I live in a very expensive area and the properties I am looking at are currently 700+. 

I found the property.

If you refinance the property that you used funds from your TSP loan to purchase, are you able to pay back the TSP loan in a large sum?

I think my own research says that I cannot reap the benefit because you would have to have put the property into a fund upon purchase.   

Contact the zoning department and see if you can get the property rezoned as a duplex.

We also own a rental property.

There is also the International Property Maintenance Code.