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I'm guessing up 15-20% over what you paid originally is your replacement cost for apples to apples comparison of new product.

Too bad the only apple product I have is my iPad and it appears that app is only available for iPhones!

Some people like apples, some like oranges.

I think we are still talking about apples and oranges.

The question is: Should I focus more on school (both mentally and financially) and hope to gain an internship down the road or should I "bite the apple" and hope for the best while attending to both RE and my degree?

In response to Mr Ramsey's quote, assuming I'm understanding it correctly and it's meant to be "sail" not "sale" (if it is "sale" it may be some sort of play on words that's going over my head), I think the partners that started companies like Edison Electric, Warner Bros, Hewlett-Packard, McDonald’s, Microsoft, Apple and Google might have a few things to say.  

That makes it a simple Apples to Apples calculation.  7% vs 8.44%?

You can buy a red apple from the grocery or the orchard - they are both red apples.  

I'm definitely leaning more towards the VA option, I just want to see if any of you have good reasons for or against either option.Ryan Conventional pricing is around mid 4's to higher 4's while VA pricing in the lower 4.00's but if you price the VA to be on "par," with conventional meaning the VA loan with no VAFF (VA funding fee 2.15 - 3.30%) then you'd have a similar rate to the conventional loan apples to apples pricing wise.The one advantage you had mentioned is that the scenario above wouldnt be  apples to apples when it comes to down payment because the VA loan would have 0% down while the conventional loan you could have as low as 3-5% down (with PMI paid monthly or within rate or split premium).Also, you only have VA entitlement (if not already tied up else where) for usually one property or home so by using conventional you can keep an ace in the back pocket or conversely you could do a low down conventional low with no monthly MI and keep the VA in the back pocket for emergencies or future planning (in case you plan to move out to get another primary shortly after 1 year again).VA loan also has a lot of YSP or yield spread premium so you can do no down and no closing cost pretty easily or use the credits towards paying off the VAFF or taxes/interest/insurance etc while the conventional loan does not nearly have as much YSP or lender credit to offer so your ability to strategically plan with your rate is not as readily available as VA.Generally, I'd say VA all the way 90% of the time but there are reasons to keep it available.