4) A brilliant idea that we haven'tthought of because we're new to this whole thing.What do you think?

BP Hive Mind:Any brilliant thoughts on this?

I'll add an anecdote of the time the stager he hired backed out at the last second (can't remember why, scheduling conflict or illness or something), Marcus ran right out and staged the property himself, and the choices he made were brilliant, in the greatest taste, and were plenty enough and not too much to get the best bang for the buck - you can't teach that sort of thing.

Lurkers: Remember this post when you, or someone you know, gets the brilliant idea to become a residential appraiser. 

I honestly haven’t thought about managing other people’s units. my focus was on maximizing my income. the idea to manage someone else’s unit/room is brilliant.

Here is a list of what I would consider starting out with this cash access:- House Hack -- you'll have the money for the down payment pretty quickly and this is a brilliant strategy- Save for 8-12 months and buy a rent house (this will be around a $66k house if you can work the numbers on it)  -- either hold and operate it as a rental, or BRRRRR it - Save for 8-12 months and partner with someone on a flip, where you bring the down payment, the bank brings the 85% LTV loan, and you get a share of the proceeds OR a simple interest rate.

@Jeb Brilliant I've been working with a "regular" real estate agent.

@Sandy Gabin that's brilliant!

Hello brilliant REI's !

Hello Brilliant REI's,Can the VA loan be used to do a flip, if I first live in the home for one year?