If you don't have have enough VA eligibility, you can check Navy Federal for a military mall, which is very similar to a VA with a small origination fee that was attached to the end of the loan.

Are you by chance in the Navy or just coincidence? 

I am currently in the Navy and will be moving to VA this month and I’m interested in investing in the VA area.

It was listed for $289,000 but had about $25,000 worth of crawl-space work to do (French Drain, Sump Pump, and sistering 20 joists) How did you finance this deal?

The profit margins made from taking leftover animal meat and cardboard and calling them hamburgers, or by flavoring french fries with meat (and ungodly amounts of salt) is too much for any corporation to turn down.

I thought a French drain may be the best solution.

I am returning back to SA next September  (2018) after my contract ends with the Navy.

Is it not perfectly normal and accepted practice to give preferential treatment to veterans in basically every other area, such as employment (veteran job fairs, "veteran preferred" business arrangements) and credit (mortgages to people with shoddy credit that wouldn't be able to get a mortgage if not for VA Loan) and banking (USAA / Navy Federal Credit Union / etc)?

I'm active duty navy and I get out honorably in 9 months.

Actually several different options....Keurig/Pour-over/French Press/ Mr CoffeeMost guests are very coffee oriented we find, and appreciate the different coffee choices.