Happy to connect and share ideas. 

I was able to walk properties also with my buyers agent and get their opinion on how the home will do in a buy and hold type of situation.

Never a good idea to tell someone who is advising on this forum that they have mis conceptions about goals.. they are trying to help and may have misconstrued your postAnyway your plan is solid and I think you will will get there alone or using a  Joint  Venture investor  for sure

And of course a great BRRR lender who can fund on time every time. in my business I only work with experienced BRRR folks and as such I become a capital partner and allow them to scale with very minimum amount of capital and they dont make monthly payments. this is huge its the up front costs that usually hold folks back from scaling. so if they find someone like me then they can 10X what they are doing..

So I asked myself, in todays market is it better to fix & flip or buy & hold?

Before you commit to building it out of wood and wallboard you could always mock it up using cardboard boxes cut up into sheets with duct tape to hold them together.

I'll have more of an idea on that early next week, meeting potential builders on site this weekend.

I would consider holding it a few years and see if there's any appreciation, get some of your money back in rents, and reevaluate after 2-3 years.

Samantha Reeves,Thank you again for your replyHopefully if I run into this " Problem " with the property requiring $3,000 in repairs completed in order for it t pas the VA Loan standards , my Lender will o an Escrow  Holdback .But either way ( if I understand it correctly ) ...... whether I use an Escrow Hold Back or not, I will have to ay for the repairs out of my Own pocket, UNLESS the seller will pay for them ?

What are the differences in tax rates if I hold the property for less than one year versus more than one year?