So, it’s important to do your research—check the developer’s reputation, consider proximity to jobs and schools, and look into any tax incentives.

I live fairly frugally, and my student loans from med school are low as I qualified for lots of scholarships and have a great repayment plan.

Using a VA loan for a second property, where I’d move in and rent out my current home.When I made an offer on a fixer-upper (I didn’t win that bid), the loan officer mentioned it might be difficult to convince the underwriter why I’d need another VA loan for a second property in the same area, especially since the new home is almost identical to my current one (same size, age, school district, etc.).

@Melissa GoffHey Melissa,My wife and I live full-time in our converted school bus @topobus.

People need to feel safe in their community as well as good schools, etc.

Indicators such as population growth, improving schools, and jobs are key in successful real estate investment business.

Trade school for plumbing is 2-4yrs, I'm not gonna take you from 0 knowledge to full comprehension on a web forum. 

You really need to research the city you need to know every neighborhood understand the city good school districts and bad school districts top employers etc.

This will vary property by property and area by area, but in area not only do you have all the city/county level planning: access, traffic counts, density requirements, unit counts for school districts, sewer capacity, etc, but you also have neighborhood councils which will have additional level of say in final design, scale, unit counts, uses, etc.  

Feel like I'm in school trying to get the right answer....so how about PROBATE ORDER ADMITTING WILLThat's when the will is filed to go into probate, right?