TLDR: a bad idea for your primary home, a really bad idea for your LtR and an incredible horrible idea for a STR.

Incredible Single Family Home INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY!

. #3 $2500 for painting (assuming interior) is incredibly low unless you're doing the work yourself.

VA loans are incredible.

If you consistently analyze properties, recognizing a good deal will be much easier when it shows up.

Would probably make things a lot easier on the financing side

Ideally, the person you choose should be someone you stick with long-term to make things easier.

My life using that department got a lot easier to use after that.

This reduces the lender's risk and makes it easier to offer competitive rates.

I strongly recommend doing something with getting Books in order for Tax season, this gives people 3 months to get an idea of what they can do to make it easier on them and possibly cheaper.