Additionally, it may present some potential income that would never have fallen in my lap otherwise. 

It's not going to do you any good to find a house via realtor if you don't already have a team set up to manage it.

You can search for CASH transactions via FMLS and contact the owners 4.

Buy an apartment building, rehab the vacant units, and sell property once fully stabilized (with an alternate exit strategy of refinancing with a commercial lender).The acquisition and construction will be financed by private money, the renovations performed by a GC, and the property listed and sold via a traditional agent.  

I buy 2-4 unit Multi Family properties via MLS and off market properties. 

Purchase materials as cheaply as possible via Craigslist, Ebay, Amazon, etc. 

It sounds like reaching out to the owner via mail would be a good starting point.

Can you actually use expected rental income to qualify if you do not have prior years of landlording experience via tax returns?

This is called the "Certificate of Fact of Existence" and you can obtain it online via VA's SCC eFile.You'll then take that certificate and register your VA LLC in MD and/or DC.

Hello,Does anyone have experience enforcing a PA via arbitration or law suit for specific performance?