In regards to taxes and insurance those are prepaid and put into escrow up front.Typically you pay insurance for the full year upfront

My lawyer is paid for through a pre paid legal plan through work and hence I do not have any such costs either.

You are supposed to live in the property for at least a year but that does not sound like an issue for you.The 2% funding fee is essentially prepaid PMI, make sure you factor it into your numbers.VA Loans can be a royal PITA but are an extremely good deal if the numbers work. 

My plan is to get a prepaid list of fresh probates, have a detailed mailing campaign, make phone calls and have a means to close deals.

Credit card (or debit) for a self generating paper trail.

I use my credit cards as debit cards by paying them off whenever I make a purchase.

Credit card debit is the worst and the interest rates are usually so high they can be crippling. 

Actual closing costs, plus prepaid insurance and taxes run 5-6% here.

As a part of my application, I tell applicants that I require that payments be made online by debiting a bank account. 

For example, if you establish a rental property as an LLC, you'll want to set up a separate bank account for that LLC and consider having a debit/credit card linked to that account.