It will be good to be saving up for those monthly so there isn't a scramble for funds when it is needed.Do you plan to also occupy the property?

I want to get connected soon so I'm not scrambling when tax time comes around next year.

I'd suggest building relationships with 2-3 PMs in your market and have them on standby so you aren't scrambling last minute if/when things start getting overwhelming

Also lenders often have a due-on-sale clause with VA loans that if you transfer or assign the property the entire mortgage becomes due, so that puts you at risk of needing to scramble to get new funding to keep the deal.So even though it technically "could be done" it would be much lower risk if you can get in either as a first-time home buyer at 3%, use FHA at 3.5%, or a conventional primary residence loan at 5% down, and then assign it to your investment LLC a year later as you move out. 

It seems when we add the words "Real Estate" too "Investment" some paradox opens and brains are instantly scrambled as for some reason, all the obvious common sense of real estate, or investing, it's thought it all changes if two are together..... 

Last think you need is for a furnace or a water heater to go and have to scramble to come up with the funds out of thin air. 

But at some point, the music is going to stop and we're all going to scramble for chairs that aren't there.

I guarantee you, when you find your perfect larger multifamily or commercial deal, you are going to be scrambling to refinance your three properties, and the opportunity will slip through your fingers.2.) 

You want to know who to contact when you need them so you are not scrambling later.

So now I require 1 or 2 days between bookings so I’m not scrambling.