I just bought a 6 unit building where rents were under market value by $350-$650 which for one unit was almost 45% under market rent.

The ground is now about 4-5 inches below the foundation line and it's also causing issues with my neighbor's adjacent yard.

it is a public information, once paper work is done, takes 40-45 days and anybody can find out how much you actually paid.

Since we did $0 we are assuming risk of the loan amount, but can afford to take a small cash flow margin while someone else pays our principle down.We are working toward A similar plan as you as I plan to retire from the Navy at 42-45 years old in 7-10 years.

You've go 45 days after the day of your closing to identify your potential properties. 

I am hoping to find a lender to build a long term relationship with and purchase roughly 25 properties in the next 4-5 years but am having trouble finding a bank in the area that works with out of state investors. 

If you go the single family home route, I would find a house with 4-5 bedrooms so you can live in one, rent the other 3-4 via house hacking.

They will fund 45% of the loan at 1.5% for 20 years.

Put myself on faculty housing list and wait 10 years while the smaller, downsized place appreciates at ~7% and our rental house appreciates at 4-5% per year.

. - Bonus Depreciation Recapture form the cost seg you did can be taxed at the marginal rate but this can be minimized the the asset is held for more than 4/5 years. - Capital Gains: Gains from appreciation remain taxed at the capital gains rate, not as ordinary income.