If I were in your shoes, I would focus on appreciation.

Trust me, I was in your shoes.

I will probably use the VA loan again for another house, but just wanted to hear from people who may have been in my shoes so to speak on how I can maximize income for the next place if I PCS.I’ll probably hang onto the first home for as long as I can though the wife really wants to sell since she’s worried about the hidden costs that start happening as things age.

Overall, in your shoes, I would probably do this deal and if your goal is to get more property, I would save the excess cash flow and whatever you would have spent in rent for the next one.

I m in same shoe but with better credit

If I were in your shoes, I would develop a team of 3 (Realtor, Contractor, and PM) then use them to check one another.

Shoe box of receipts. 

Your workers get exposed to it, and they bring it home to their families on their clothes and shoes.

If he wants to sit on a pee-stained toilet, not dust off his shoes for 15 years, or prepare food on a counter that's filthier than an public restroom in Tijuana, he's free to make that decision.

Looking to get the ball rolling on building a portfolio in the Dallas/Ft Worth area and curious about what others would do in my shoes.