Good luck to all and maybe we can join forces to partner on more and larger deals in the area!! 

If you can find something that can qualify for the VA inspection, and be able to update it, you would be able to force appreciation, in addition to the tenants paying down your mortgage.

If it were me, I'd much rather concentrate on fewer, but more impactful, relationships.

Learn what MERS is and how it can impact a sale.

@Anthony Wick@Nicole Flakes@Matthew BrownWhen I was first commenting in this thread neither him buying it through an LLC or him being forced to use a commercial loan (bc of the LLC) had been mentioned.

What are the specific circumstances where someone would care what you look like and wearing a suit would have a material impact on the outcome?

She will likely not want to raise their rents or force them out so there is nothing for you to do. 

@Cole Jacobs House hacking on Oahu is more difficult than the mainland, but can be more profitable in the long run, due to appreciation (both forced and market).

However it does make me wonder if I should force myself to invest outside of Sac in the interest of diversification or to just stick with what I know?  

I had three years interning in the field and I was getting BLOWN up by offers from various Mortgage companies, so I finally decided to cut my losses at $40k of debt, enter the work force and stop racking up debt that I'm really not deriving direct, tangible value from.