There's spots in the south and in the midwest where you can buy a house in need of work for like 30k, someone brought me a duplex in Tenn the other day that they had under contract for 65k. 

This part does not come easy for me but I am trying my best to figure how to spot a good deal. 

Treat this like a business (because it is), keep operating expenses as low as possible while making your spot aesthetically desirable.

You could be in a spot where you won't qualify for VA financing at all going forward. 

You are in a good spot to hold onto this property.

It’s an excellent spot for flipping properties aimed at middle-income buyers.Each of these zip codes offers different advantages depending on what you’re looking for in terms of community, property type, and investment scale.

One of my tenants just moved out with 1 week notice, they had been there for 3 years and it was rented for $1650 including a garage spot. 

Instead just use knowledge gaps, unforseen variables or blind spots etc.Now to answer your question, yes in fact, since as you already know having owned a house, tax returns and 1099s, I was easily able to figure out how many houses I would need to beat the market at 25% down.

Your reminder about setting clear targets and continuously refining my plan is spot-on.

I think Elias was pretty spot on.