by the way nothing you indicated in your calculator except for potentially anything to support portfolio calculations is not in the BP calculator. best wishes.  

They never support to sell my property. 

I think self management would be very doable for you and your spouse provided you either buy decent units or get them renovated quickly minimizing the need for time consuming repairs.

I created support ticket with TC about 3 issues and their response...1.

And they do have support but you probably won't ever get to talk to a live person.

We have a solid team that can support us in this endeavor but I would welcome any guidance those of you who have done this may have:1 - What are the major pitfalls that we need to be aware of with doing something like this? 

The bias and barriers are absolutely there, but connecting for support and networking (and old girls' club, if you will?)

@Patrick Mulligan adding to @Cesar Castro if your first purchase was $281,500 that would have consumed about $70,375 of $121,087 normal VA benefits limits.

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