I've always operated in an out of the box fashion and I try to identify a niche and play within its limits.

Good Morning Al Williamson and thank you for taking the time to respond.Big fan of show 8, it really got me thinking outside the box and now I stay with that hustle lord mentality!

Now that my rentals are producing some very decent cash flow, I've been spending A LOT of time pursuing my other passions; fly fishing and kick boxing.

Through scoping out the desires of the investor, a box of desirable assets can be identified.

When I create a topic and check the "notify me when a reply is posted" box, and submit the topic, shouldn't I recieve an email when their is a reply to the post.

If you did maybe you could get them to drive by it and take some pictures for you so you can see what they are talking about.You could also call the local hardware stores (not the big box shops) and ask them who they would recommend to do the work for you.

Have you noticed a 1930s built 1700 sq/ft single family 3 bedroom box home in the bay area which is valued at $860k?

I have found with REI that I can open my mind and solve puzzles and I must think outside of the box (especially when you really have zero of your own money available to invest!).

(For those unaware: EOD in theater disposes of explosives using... more explosives.)Anywho, have you given any thought as to how you will check this box from the VA Loan Manual so you can house hack (eg, buy an owner occupied multi unit using VA 0% down, and rent out the other units until you deploy, at which point you can rent ALL of them out)?

We are cash buyers and have a very simple "box" that we send out to our suppliers.