As a host managing a property 2.5 hours away with a toddler and newborn, I can totally relate! 

Krohn often sites an experience where he came home one night and his wife mentioned to him that they didn't have enough money for groceries for her and their new child.

The ones who have succeeded had a relative nearby in the area they were investing in, a child living in the home, or grew up in the area they invest in so they at least know it really well and know the difference between a good street and a bad one.

Their child also has excellent credit, so he must have learned something from them.

However, I think the only 'handout' I think we need right now is the child tax credit which both parties claim to support.

We got a shaman to come in and it turned out there were 4 ghosts including the previous owner who had passed away there and the original owner of the house who had died there during child birth.

Overall they WERE problem free tenants until yesterday when we received a letter from an attorney stating one of the three brothers has been arrested for possession of child pornography. 

He can keep thing going as they are (not growing in our current circumstances) but knowing we’ll have a newborn by new years he is contemplating freeing up his working hours during the week by selling the IT business which should allow him to grow his online business, without taking much more of his time.

I'm sure a parent of such a child as I have mentioned above, would take great offense to your ignorance on the matter. 

It's worth noting that while the VA allows for a loan assumption, you'll need to qualify based on your single income (adjusted for any child support or new debts since the original purchase).