If you are just looking to invest your money then make a 1,2 or 5 year financial plan. work that back as much as you can hopefully into daily action items or at least weekly goals.

Or can I get the Costco brand items?? 

As far as Racho land purchase, I have connected our VP of Real Estate with a close friend (through years in the military) who is a very successful developer and builder now.

Your numbers are close and assume no more work is needed than the big ticket items you mentioned. 

They're about $2K, but in-unit W/D is the most requested item I hear.4 burner gas top should be OK.

Thank you, and I look forward to meeting you at the viewing.Note how I reiterate the qualifying criteria as well as itemizing what the move-in costs will be.

@Ryanchase Balthazar  That's how I got started, in the military. 

It recently dawned on me the idea of a non military affiliated individual assuming a VA loan, would this individual be able to then also gain the benefit of using an IRRRL since they have now acquired a VA loan through assumption?

They usually cherry-pick fire and safety related items from new editions of the building code that just can't wait, in their opinion.

I always make sure that the properties are cash flow positive, but the large bulk of the money I make from them is from the other items (appreciation, debt paydown, tax benefits, etc).