Every single day, I would log onto Trulia and browse through the homes, picking out my favorites.

I have literally told my previous accountant that, If my taxes aren’t done by X date I’m coming to pick up all my documents.  

This is a high volume strategy as agents often don't pick up the phone, don't get back to you or say they will pitch the deal but don't.

, so you picked a good spot to get started!

Now you have started your own little snowball and can keep picking up steam as you add more and more properties. 

You won’t be buying in all cash so the loan that you pick will be very important in this process.  

It's great in terms of location, but the main issue that I have is that there is no public trashcan for the bus stop.This means that people are constantly littering around my property, and I am forced to pick up all of their trash.

Also in the meantime they recommend stopping mail to the mailbox, holding at post office, and manually picking it up (all of which I had to do once when I lost the mail key).

I pick option 1In my opinion, you shouldn't do business with friends.

You would put up a down payment and the rate wouldn't be as good, but it would only be for a few months until the project was completed, then you could re-fi with the VA 100% LTV benefit with a better rate, and you probably would be getting more cash back then you put in, assuming the property value appreciated more than the costs of the renovation.This would also mean you could get more bids to actually compare with and pick the best one.