In my opinion, an in person meetup > an online connection.You may want to consider making a connection here and meeting up for coffee or attending a real estate networking event.Best of luck!

With new programs opening here, there will definitely be an influx of new residents.

Every program has different guidelines!

If there’s physical damage dishwasher goes out 3 times in one year like it has in the program I work at the company pays the first $500 towards repairs or the new one.

The Snohomish county program details can be found at http://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/V...

Being a part of the featured agent program has helped generate leads and build relationships from those leads. 

There are a lot of high character folks who get sucked into garbage Co-GP style guru programs.

When researching online, it looks there are some instances where non-vets can assume VA loans, but the veteran's entitlement would remain tied to the loan.How common is this and are there ever situations when this a win-win for both sides?

A lot of DSCR programs I'm familiar with don't cut back LTV like that until you get to 5+, generally 1-4 units are classified together with maybe some kind of rate adder for 2-4. 

Here's a list of things to track:- Formal lease application- Formal signed and executed lease specific to your state- Payment history (I recommend using online rent collection like Apartments.com, RentRedi, etc)- Maintenance requests and receipts- Accounting for all rental-related expenses (repairs, utilities, etc) The more you treat it like a business, the more helpful you are to your CPA come tax time.