What I have "heard of" people doing is refinancing out of the VA Loan into a conventional loan, and then telling the VA Lender that, "The area they are living in has changed quite a bit and I don't feel safe for my child here anymore" or "You need to move to be closer to family or you need to be in a different (I didn't say better, I simply said different) school district"...etc. 

Thus they are incredibly important in differentiating between what is a deal and what is a dud.

Find some way to differentiate yourself and always try to provide value to the mentor.

Every contractor will do it different , I stay away from the long jobs .

The property should appreciate through increased rents in places with no buildable land, large differential from high and increasing housing costs nearby, close to employment centers with reasonable commute distances, and close to public transportation and freeways.

Each situation is different I suppose, so best course of action is to talk to a real estate attorney (not the accountant, unless you know for a fact that he is also a successful RE Investor).

I was thinking of doing this yesterday and so glad that I found this info.One question I have, some what related but different.  I

If $3T is equal to say 2% GDP, the economy needs only grow by 2% (basic #'s here, the real are a fraction adjustment #) to achieve a net 0 differential because the pie got bigger. 

With 10+ offers on the table in many cases, your 1% commission savings offer is hardly going to be the differentiator. 

So far I can't find anything to differentiate the two platforms other than I got more leads from Zillow.