You can also see total loan exposure, every loan ever pulled, every property ever owed, every co-signing partner from every project, permits, etc... 

Most lenders I work with would lend you 70%-75% of the value of the property, but only so much that your NOI/profit is 20%-25% of the monthly loan payment.

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100% VA loan, which allowed me to put money saved towards renovations.How did you add value to the deal?

I think your goal of getting your first RE investment for around $50k is doable as long as you plan to leverage debt (Loan). 

I refinanced it into a  5% 30-year mortgage with a local bank as the seller would only carry the loan for a year.

Quote from @Burke Atkerson: With over a decade of real estate investing experience and over 100 flips, I now provide private money & hard money loans.

You can get a normal owner occupied home loan to do this. 

Is it best to just throw cash flow at the loan untill the principal is paid off (current cash flow between the two properties after interest and all expenses are paid plus vacancy rate = about $250 left monthly) refinance at renewal to pay it back in full? 

@Robert EllisAre you leveraging construction-to-permanent loans or private funding?