@Brandon Stelling As a military veteran with 100% VA disability benefits, you can leverage VA home loans to purchase properties with no down payment, no PMI, and favorable terms, including multi-family properties for house hacking. 

It's worth comparing terms between your current lender and others to see who offers the best deal in terms of rates and fees.Purchasing a Property: Whether you purchase through regular listings, an agent, or an auction depends on your risk tolerance and expertise.

You won't get calls at 11:30pm on a Saturday reporting heat is out when the temperatures are -17 degrees.Increased Long-Term Property Value: "Nobody will care about my property better than me!"

At the end of the day its about price and terms. 

However, after accounting for long-term capital gains tax and other expenses, you would be left with $150k which is important to budget and account for.

If you had $50K in a Self direct IRA how would you leverage that to yield short and long term dividends? 

Hence if the lease clearly has terms against this and section 8 is supporting the rent, that is your best bet to ensure the tenant complies with the lease.

@Muhammad Kashif Flipping a property in 6–9 months results in short-term capital gains, taxed as ordinary income (up to 37% federally, plus NJ state taxes up to 10.75%).

I do have a very specific and curated buy box, so I know what i'm looking for in terms of zoning, lot size, buildable/improvable sqft, location, etc.With that being said, do you still not recommend going through sheriff sales?

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