The agent just let me know that they cannot offer these rates for investment properties.

Hello everyone, I currently saw a property that was a bit beat up grass overgrown, paint chipped, the stuff they tell you to look out for.

A good PM protects your monthly income and your overall property value.A skilled property manager will protect your property, income, time, and sanity.

At that point in time the market was still hot for properties at my price point in my buy box.

The best way to attract quality tenants is to buy quality properties.

Quote from @David Young: My wife and I are new to this and are saving for our first property our goal is to start looking for properties in November 25, we have a couple questions, would it be wise to invest out of state for our first time investment (we do plan on physically going to see the properties to potentially invest in) ? 

The seller needs to sell the property for a divorce settlement and initially did not want seller financing.

Why borrow against an investment property at a higher rate than you can against your primary?

For a bit of context, my wife and I recently moved to Tennessee and after renting for a bit we are just about to close on our first property.

Yes, you can convert the VA to an investment property and buy another one.