That translates into a lead who is both harder to reach and may be perceived as knowing about fewer choices. 

I believe this area has good population growth so I'm hoping that translates to growing demand for rentals.

If im a proven loser in the stock market will that translate to real estate?

Steady job with low income and a healthy side business which provides a good income but doesn't translate well into personal.

That would be 10% more rent in my pocket which translates to about 110 dollars a month.

Triplex goes for $180k, which translates to $60 per unit.

Which translates to I've used $347k out of the $647k VA loan limit for single family homes.

By using dollars per square foot you can somewhat translate what different size properties mean to your size property.Being that this is your first deal, it throws up even more red flags for me. 

. :-)"people in a hierarchy tend to rise to "a level of respective incompetence": employees are promoted based on their success in previous jobs until they reach a level at which they are no longer competent, as skills in one job do not necessarily translate to another"

In that senario you would have to insure the building elements under the Additions & Alteration coverage.