I'm very motivated to figure out a path to purchase my own investment properties to enable me and my family to have a better financial future.

Doing this twice would enable me to rehab the entire building.  

For an IRRRL, you need only certify that you previously occupied it.”The rules for a VA IRRRL allow what the VA calls a “no money out of pocket” transaction, “by including all costs in the new loan or by making the new loan at an interest rate high enough to enable the lender to pay the costs.”VA rules do require the interest rate on the new loan to be lower than the original rate, but there is an exception for those who wish to refinance an adjustable rate mortgage to a fixed rate mortgage.

This will enable you to potentially live for free and at the same time give you experience as a property owner.

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But I can tell you that I catch at least 95% more than someone who doesn't look at all and this has enabled me to avoid a lot of properties with title issues.

Tenants know this so we actually experience very few evictions compared to locations where it is hard to evict.Right to work state - Right to Work laws enable employees to decide for themselves whether or not to join or financially support a union.

My overall goal for investing is to earn enough passive income so that I do not need to "work", therefore enabling me to travel and see the world.  

Experience and knowledge may reduce the number of bad investments to a smaller per cent age, and may enable us to salvage the situation and minimize losses, but the “losers” are part of the business.

Were you able to get the liens reduced and discharged to enable the sale?