I have two rental properties through the VA loan being military.

When you finance through national lenders, in your experience, is a balloon a common requirement for commercial loans of this nature or is it possible to get a fixed rate for 30 years?  

Hey @Dalton Foote - I highly suggest  using a renovation loan and house hacking a multi-family if that is possible with your current life circumstances.The 203k and homestyle renovation loans are just amazing products and drastically help you reduce your risk, in my opinion, because you are able to leverage the cost of the entire renovation with such a low down payment loan.We work with a lot of clients who use these products in Chicago, and no matter what, in the long term, they gain great equity.If you aren't able to house hack - the process is essentially the same, but just with more money down with hard money or conventional construction loan.

Understand what you are investing in....is it a secured loan, unsecured loan, membership interest in an entity that deploys capital like a feeder fund or direct membership interest in an entity that is the deed holder? 

The SMARTEST thing I did...was follow a "who" not a brand or company or model or some "thing". 

So a loss of about 55k We did a lease to own option so I could immediately take over expenses but keep their primary resident loan and interest rate.We agreed to a deal which would cover all their expenses at closing, their remaining loan balance, and $45,000.

Anyone have any experiencing getting the city/utlities company to add separate meters?  

There is a reason banks don't make loans on stocks.

FHA LoansIf your down payment savings and your credit score aren’t where you want them to be, an FHA loan could be your pathway to buying a home.

You said that you are applying for an FHA loan so it sounds as though you'd be living in one unit.