I am able to build a real estate business on the side and hire out VAs where needed without stretching too thin.

Moved from the west coast myself to the midwest market to invest in real estate and make my dollars stretch further.

With the amount of time it takes to rehab and get rented and close on the refi.... 6 months is not really a stretch in most cases. 

I'm not an expert by any stretch, but I have learned a ton about VA loans in the past few months.FYI, my VA loan is for a new construction, which is still currently being built.

@Nancy Sims17 years later seems to be a stretch.

For upcoming deals, I will most likely look at loans that I can stretch out for at least two years if I use bridge/hard money again.

I know it's a stretch, but it's hypothetical the key here is where do the concessions go.Thanks

He is willing to let me keep the mortgage contract long-term, so I can stretch it out to 27 years if I want to without demand for refinance later on.

He is willing to let me keep the mortgage contract long-term, so I can stretch it out to 27 years if I want to without demand for refinance later on.

If he does (or will) have a car, you can look a bit further out than the East Side but you do want to be a bit careful as many apartments say they are "East Side" or "close to Brown/RISD" but that can be stretching the truth sometimes.If you need to choose an apartment before you even get into the area to look at places, you may want to go through a rental agent.