This.

Nobody ever went broke over a duplex, I know this now,  but I have to admit I had some serious doubts about this when I started 16 years ago, I bought every course I could find, already on CD's, this was post cassette tapes lol, and I paid RichDad Education for a one year coaching program (turned out my coach was a girl in a call center without any actual experience). 

You're taking a great first step by joining this group and seeking guidance.

🤝[I am not sure I fully understood what I was getting into when I undertook this research.  

Now here is some advice many will disagree with me on but I firmly committed to this:  Most people that use a VA loan shouldn't.  

My number 1 tip would be to go off market and find owner that wants to sell at a discount / prefers speed and convenience. 

This also added AC to the property which it didn’t have before. 

We have been self-managing another rental out of state and so far, it has been a good experience. 

@Mark Sullivan have you researched portfolio loans? 

Quote from @Jaycee Greene: @Orlando Johnson Are you still looking at buying this property?