Someone with a home in the mountains mentioned that we MUST install a furnace and cannot rely on the wood stove alone.

We would then take out a for the remainder.

Forgot to mention there is no additional charge for that, it's included in our PM fees.  

As others mentioned, look at what other debt you have and make sure the highest interest debt is paid off first.In a perfect world, you'd figure out where your money would make the biggest bang (ie the most money) and put it there whether that was a paying down a mortgage or investing in something else.

I ask for previous landlord info but I personally have never called a previous landlord for all of the reasons @Kevin Sobilo mentioned. 

I agree with everything previously mentioned.

Hey Sean, thanks for the response as Zachary mentioned below "Material participation usually requires that you work more hours than anyone else involved, including your partner, making this qualification tricky in partnerships."

If the caller doesn't give a dollar amount then mention to them that you really need a number in order to help them" Invite them to call you back.5.

Using a VA loan for a second property, where I’d move in and rent out my current home.When I made an offer on a fixer-upper (I didn’t win that bid), the loan officer mentioned it might be difficult to convince the underwriter why I’d need another VA loan for a second property in the same area, especially since the new home is almost identical to my current one (same size, age, school district, etc.).

It is not something my partner has heard of before and her family and other guests have stayed at the home throughout and summer, up until 2 days before this renter and they have never mentioned it.