For example, I mention that every adult must pay a $30 application fee, pass my credit/criminal background, make a combined income of 3x the rent, and whether or not the property accepts pets.

I am willing to use rest of my VA entitlement but interested in approaches that minimize upfront capital requirements while still making deals work.

Brian,Please re-read my response.

I have Zillow and propstram downloaded, and I'm doing everything from my phone 

My partner and I have found success in the current market with buy and holds.

I own three in Milwaukee and they are my problem children for sure. 

As @Ke Nan Wang said you have to hire an architect to make these decisions for you.On my projects I will compile like 5-10 inspiration photos based on projects I've done in the past, comps, and photos I find online, then I'll present those to the draftsman/architect.

For 2025 I will be taking a leave from my fulltime W2 work start 1st July for rest of the year.

Special thanks to Grayson Glaze, CRE, CCIM, CPM, JD for inviting me to speak about my collaboration with Alabama Center for Real Estate to make my educational materials available to UA’s 800+ real estate students; to Jack Kobus, president of the Student Real Estate Investment Fund for hosting this event; and to the many students who attended.

My husband and I did about a year and a half of college before moving up to KS.