In our new rehab business we are turning away from small jobs now since they are not a profitable use of our time and trying to find ways to trim fat to value added.

That said, there is still a chance this is a big fat zero too.

They can't "self certify" like they can in non-advertised offerings.

Originally posted by @Duncan Taylor: Yeah, but some of us are old and fat.

I'm planning to begin participating as much as I can in the UVREIA but I'm also considering a landlord association if one exists.Thoughts?

I just wrote uncle some nice big fat checks yesterday so I think I am over the heardle and my commercial bank here IN Oregon will finance my personal residence no problem.. but they finance it like a commercial property 6% and I want one of those 4% loans... :)....

This is why I recommend that new investors look at as many houses as they possibly can in their area, so they can start to notice the types of rehab items common among them and then start to get an idea of what each of those things costs.Justin - Sorry to hijack your thread, but thought I'd add some color around what your guys are likely doing when they're looking at houses for you and determining rehab costs...

Hi Jenna,Think of what these investment vehicles are intended for  "retirement" to give you security and cash flow when you are unable to work.all these vehicles are designed to help you save as much as you can in a t ax advantaged way so that when you do retire you will have hopefully amassed as much money as you can.While it is important to create multiple streams of income now to give you cashflow, it is equally important to do this now at an ealy age for retirement as well - time is on your side.Personally I hold multi family investments outside my 401k and retirement accounts.

I can in Texas.  

I can in essence use the VA loan to move back into a single family home and not be penalized by some wait period?