Take it easy on him, but still encourage him to do whatever he must to keep his housing.

It's what made me realize my passion for real estate and encouraged me to buy another. 

While some banks/investors who read your statement may be encouraged by your faith, others may be offended by it.

I joined a brokerage that encourages real estate investments, and is having an investor meeting on wholesaling the first Monday in February. 

Thank you @Sean Edgar & @Kay Kay Singh for the great encouragement !

You can read about it here.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/04/0...It sounds like a transition to civilian life may be on the horizon for you and, if that's the case, as a veteran, I encourage you to engage the counselors at the transition office and take advantage of all the resources they have available to assist you.

I hope this all helps, I encourage you to find an investor experienced with rentals and ask him this very question if you want a more definite answer.

I encourage you to do the research yourself but from the what I remember reading, HUD says the only thing that needs to be changed is the drywall and the smoke detectors.

While you're encouraging your younger troops to use their VA loan entitlement while on active duty, please include something like the above as something for them to at least consider. :)

Intangible though they may be, barring something catastrophic they certainly hold value and can increase your personal net worth substantially.I would encourage you to consider the following question - 'how can i get people to pay my bills for me?'