For example, a 10% return (or reward) can be worth the risk if you are investing in a Class A single-family rental in a great market with an A+ tenant, but not worth the risk at all if betting on a 16-seed to make it to the Final Four in March Madness.Investors in mortgage bonds utilize the risk-and-reward framework when allocating how to invest capital.

Often times the only bill that is tied to a house is a utility bill (not power or cable which are associated with a house but tied to a person and not the property) and the new owner takes responsibility for it at closing when they take possession of the house.

Not sure I want to be in the utility business.

Utilize those connections for finding deals and managing rehabs.

They could be good source for leads, they should be able to do the site work or refer to someone 'recommended' who can.For bare land- Your short 2month timeframe for permitting (city or county) and utilities is not going to be realistic or even close, most of the time.Your best bet is to find land that has a mobile (demo and scrap it) then replace.

Things they should be able to provide you would be a bank statements, leases, utility bills and if they had any major work done.

Afterwards, the plan is to utilize my VA home loan to buy a multi-family property.

Having city utilities also helps take a lot of the risk out of his build.

The housing authority can mitigate the rent payment based on the utilities that the tenant must pay.

A major component of my skillset has always been grit and being able to outwork others, which I don't think my current position is able to fully utilize.