I live the idea and really need to make a big impact on the nest egg.

Do this under an LLC so that if ALL HELL breaks lose, what's left of your personal nest-egg is protected. 

Often "getting started" means taking a year to make budget sacrifices so you have a nest egg to start investing with as well as cleaning up or establishing your credit history.

for example i have a decent nest egg of money saved and so does my co app. as well as my co app in a union contract with scheduled raises. i am also scheduled to receive a settlement check for an accident in 4 years. could these things make them look past my short history at my current job?

That's a great way to take advantage of the VA loan -- no down payment, so keep that nest-egg in your pocket and use it for an equity move after the fact.Feel free to reach out if you want to chat.

But here's a thread on a  hornet nest I removed:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/338006-hornet-nest

I am a corporate marketing professional married, with 3 teens..and hoping to build a nest egg for college tuition, vacation and legacy!

If you are buying them for the right reason and you understand the fundamentals of real estate investment and that there are other benefits outside of cashflow that you should be buying them for.Principle paydownLong term wealthPossible market appreciationTo build a nest eggTax benefitsAll of those are in my opinion more important then buying for cash flow.

I have a decent 'nest egg' that I would like to continue to house hack and use FHA loans as I go.All thoughts welcome.Thank you

Retired military trying to grow my nest egg