I could be wrong, but the only way to make lots of money is to make educated bets and execute them.

I basically just told them when they moved in that any drama that may arise from them sharing the house is between them and has nothing to do with me (as long as the house/people aren't being physically harmed).If you do end up renting to veterans I think your best bet to ensure everyone gets along is to just make one lease for all 4 bedrooms.

You bet I did.

I have heard positive things - expect lower overall returns in exchange for them doing the work! 

If your goal is to offset your mortgage with a house hack then Lowell would be a good bet, but if you're looking for a longer term appreciation play then the areas closer to the city would be better, although the offset from cashflow may be lower than what you're looking for.A good step for you would be to dig into specific areas more as @Lien Vuong noted above.

I'll bet if you take this strategy on a forum that consists of accredited investors or qualified purchasers, you'd get laughed out immediately.

Best bet is likely (not absolute - everyone's situation is different) is to look at a national lender or broker that has options in lots of states - its a great development versus 20 odd years ago, with technology, internet, places like this - can have access to many more options than before (local broker or lender thats it)

The departing tenant says she will continue paying rent, but I wouldn't bet on it.

The settl4ement was private, but I bet it was at least $400k knowing the attorney's involved, maybe more. 

I am sure we exchanged Emails before hopefully you are getting ours.