Just be patient with the process and know that some sellers may chose a non-VA buyer due to the lengthy underwriting process.

Be patient and last tip is to keep your active income as long as you can and try to continue to increase that active income every year as that will help you grow your rental portfolio much faster and live below your means. 

There is still a negative slope if you’re watching the trends, and patient buyers get rewarded.

Be patient 

Contractor is being patient with her and trying to talk as to why she's not opening the door.

All of the outer islands send their patients to Oahu for Medical specialties, this causes huge back ups.

Other than that, they’re responsive and are patient.

The drawback I have is that it is difficult to pounce on properties that are still selling relatively quickly with the commitments I have  to my patients in my dental practice.  

.: @Steven DeMarco TLDR: stay the course for long term wealth building and be patient because the hard truth is that rentals generally don’t cash flow when you have a mortgage.

Nashville has great hospital systems, but there are many reasons why someone might want to stay that have nothing to do with being a provider or a patient.