Also you mention he has an awful reputation yet you acknowledged in your initial post you repeatedly buy properties his brokerage represents...not quite adding up.

Quote from @Erik Estrada: The biggest win is when your borrower comes back to you for more LOL Yeah, I do a happy dance when a borrower becomes a repeat borrower.

Real estate investing is more about taking actions and learn as much as possible along the way and not repeating your mistakes.

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.

Military Housing Opportunities:Military families and personnel frequently need mid-term housing, especially near bases like Camp Pendleton.

Active syndicators are frequently quoted in news articles or have entire articles written about them in trade and mainstream publications.

The other question I have is if anyone has tried this on repeat, like with standard house hacking (live in for a year and repeat). 

Besides directly contacting the employer, this is now the only way I feel comfortable verifying income—especially since pay stubs and bank statements are frequently being altered these days.

Add new people to your list every year, rinse and repeat.

Look into the BRRRR (Buy Rehab Rent Refinance Repeat) strategy.