It was like surfing a wave of opportunity right to the shores of prosperity.Here's one method that's helped me achieve success: I flaunt my wins, transactions, and triumphant stories on social media.

Before I take on a new client, I always advise them to think through what they want to achieve in terms of tangible (and in-tangible) goals over the next 5-10 years.

Purchase price: $122,000 Cash invested: $31,000 *UK HOUSE* Purchased a 3 Bed 2 Bathroom Town House Style House in the UK from sellers who inherited the property, worked a very good purchase price in terms of value.

You can also eventually refi the unit once 20% equity is achieved and then use the VA loan again. 

Achieved a rental rate stronger than i initially anticipated, and it was rented 3 days after being listed.

One-year leases are very common in smaller spaces, as you're most often working with tenants in the trade industry that need a garage styled space for tools and equipment, some with a small 1-person styled office adjacent the shop.

This will help you identify what market will have the most ideal factors for what you're trying to achieve with real estate. 

So let's see we have no achieved RAISING the cost of entry real estate by $25k, ADDED more tax's to the populace, but hey, that sprinkling of the 1 demographic, they thank you for that $$$$.

As they say the loudest boos come from the cheapest seats - I wish you spoke to the revolutionary nature of this marketplace and the breakthrough we achieved by risking a LOT of ad spend to help the industry have a better alternative.

I'll cosign @Andrew Steffens  number though and I have ran furnishings either between $15-20 per square foot as a really rough ball park depending on location/style.