This appears to have prevented grass from growing and is attributing to the mud pit we have. 

We’re pretty simple people and knew we’d be getting into the mud a bit being a landlord.

Often the interior door to the garage enters through a laundry room, mud room, or kitchen.

Also, I am concerned that not getting a great deal on a property or financing here could leave me with an undesirable debt to income ratio when I am at the next duty station.If there is anyone that has past experience with this situation, or has worked with someone in my shoes and could provide guidance so I can get started on the right foot , I would appreciate it.

Hey Jaysen, I just walked through the property and my 20k quote was low..The windows need to be replacedIt needs new exterior doorsMultiple rooms were being worked ok previously, newer sheet rock all over but no mudding done.

Using the filter function you can start deleting undesirable properties based on the numbers to get the list down to a manageable size.If there is no value in the building column then you are likely looking at vacant land.There should be a code in one column that tells you if a property is a house, mobile home lot, multifamily, store etc.I spend a lot of time narrowing down my list, then I look up what they look like online to eliminate more, then I drive by every property that I might bid on.I do this myself, I don't trust a VA for this work as I am spending a bunch of money and one mistake on a property could cost many thousands of dollars.

If you paint over the popcorn and it is actual popcorn and not mud texturing the moister will basically remove the adhesion that the popcorn has to the ceiling and will fall off anyways.

Each unit has there own ground level garage, with a small 5' x 8' heated mud/utility room in the back of each garage, and "L" shaped stairs leading up to the main floor that has the kitchen, living, dining. 

Added master bedroom, walk in closet, master bath, generous laundry/mud room and electrical closet.

You can learn a lot from YouTubeThe pros make mudding and taping look easy on YouTube.