Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Even though I had a full size W/D on site, I still used this method.....

Options ive looked at are the Burrrr method, house hacking with fha living in the property for a year doing small upgrades and forcing appreciation refinance then rent and repeat that every year until we reach our goal.

You can take a deep look at the deals and get an idea of the kind of variety you'll see and come up with your own due diligence method (that meets your unique situation).

And given that, in a major city, there are hundreds of houses put on the market weekly, you need a method to efficiently screen properties to make sure they won't bleed money before you spend time analyzing, touring them ect. 

Post on Craigslist seems like another 'guru' but I cannot put my finger on it, he seems to be following Cherif method, not sure what to make of it.

there are of course more creative strategies to reduce that up front outlay, or recoup your capital, like, say, the BRRRR method. but they are time and energy intensive and certainly not hands-off. 

If I suffered considerable loss of the principal amount, then I would be more motivated to make the effort.Some people are ok with arbitration as the method of resolving disputes, but some find waiving their right to go to court when things go wrong offputting.For MLS transactions, can licensed realtors and brokers be absolved of legal responsibilities, professional duties, and liability for misrepresentations made in conjunction with the sale of residential real estate by language contained in contracts?

I don't plan on sticking to one method of investing however I do realize that some investors start with Single family and grow into multi-family.

So I'm strongly considering adding a handful of these to my buy & hold portfolio.I understand that there's no "risk-free" method to acquiring these properties subto, but have any of you had success over the long-term acquiring properties with VA loans attached?