but to no one's fault but my own I was unable to keep the business afloat when real estate plummeted a few years ago.So now I work for the dredging and beach restoration industry and spend weeks and sometimes more than a month away from my family.

Some DIY projects l enjoy are flooring (tiling and laying hardwood mostly) and restoring nice hardwood.

I have over 20 yrs experience in residential property restoration and remodeling.  

Yeah the issue is the "re-entitlement," for your father because once the VA loan is paid off there is a process probably through the Arizona VA office to restore that entitlement so the VA program is once again available for his purchase.So depending on his close of escrow date for this new home and when it is or how flexible the seller is then using a refi to conventional and VA for purchase would be possible even with a couple hurdles.I think that is the most efficient path too since VA rates are generally lower than conventional.

Before you go to home Depot I would go check out this place in Montclair called Restore, its right off of Holt here is a link with theyre address, i see good stuff in there all the time. http://www.habitatpv.org/

I live in southern NH, I've been in construction most of my life, the last fifteen years in heavy highway construction as a sales/estimator.I love to restore things, houses cars boats etc..

Using the 4 plex example, you live in one unit, rent out the rest.  Or

If I select it, I am taken back to the new "experience" dialogues and the cycle begins again.Is there a way to restore my old experience settings of investor / landlord and the areas in which we invest?

Not sure whats going on next door, but they have had a fire & water restoration company come in recently and have put this outside next to their house.  

And, yes, I don't want to accuse anyone of wrongdoing before I find out more, but I have a feeling something shady might be going on with the fees and this committee of one...When I was restoring homes in my hometown of Minneapolis the city was cool with drawings on napkins and the permit fees were reasonable.