I stopped listening to the BP podcast when Brandon & especially David Greene shifted almost entirely into talking about mindset.

However, this isn’t a sign of a long-term shift—it's a temporary adjustment influenced by a unique set of factors.The good news?

In our case, we are focused on Northern Virginia (specifically Alexandria, VA).

It's packed with strategies and mindset shifts that have propelled countless entrepreneurs, including yours truly, to extraordinary achievements.

Quote from @Russell Brazil:  yep that does it, we lost our home in 99 in an f5 when I was younger,  no close calls recently in OKC though,  also seems like tornado alley has shifted a bit to the east but who knows.

You'll have an option between the FHA househack 3.5% down and the conventional househack 5% down - if you're VA then even better though. 

If you are trying to come up with a way to finagle the occupancy requirements while using an amazing loan (that you earned based on your service) like a VA, I would say you are starting off on the wrong foot.

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?

(Areas around an hour or less away from D.C that people would live in)I'm sure there are people who live further in Virginia and probably commute in Northern VA or D.C.

It’s impressive to see how that mindset shift has paid off!