@Madeline CurrieWelcome to BiggerPockets, and I love seeing veterans start their journey to Financial Independence! 

Neither my dad nor my wife and I can afford to buy the home independently, otherwise I would.As far as the second home loan goes, I am very transparent with the lender.

@Kyle Hilliard I’d shop your lender options and maybe even see if you can find a more independent thinking mortgage broker who specializes investing.

I suggest getting in touch with an independent agent and have them go to the nonstandard market (example being Lloyds of London).Secondly, this will most likely be a fully earned policy. 

Hi, Thank you all for the help that this website and forum provide for us newbies that are just getting started on the RE investing business.I've been working as an Independent Contractor for a little over a year now.

", blah, blah blah) number$ (financial goals) needed to become "financially independent". 

I was hoping to maybe put together a catalog of independent companies who ONLY utilize green material and/or methods for construction. 

@Dmitriy P.The system were in depends on poor money management by the majority.

Aside from reviews on their website, check Google My Business Listings, Facebook Reviews, Yelp, etc to locate independent reviews they couldn’t have written themselves.

You might look into that too or ask some of the independent window companies they might know if your state offers anything like that.