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

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.

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

  $225k profit per property...and your idle cash earns/saves high cost of borrowing (as you mentioned) and de-risks development. 

I agree with everything previously mentioned.

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. 

We'd be looking to start small as mentioned with a 2/1 or 3/2 rental but not sure if it's worth looking in the states just yet or with future deals.Thanks BP team!

Good point and I should have mentioned it.