I'm active duty Air Force with three VA loans and four total properties.

The total purchase price was $270k for both sides.

I totally agree...I usually go month to month on my leases and sometimes wonder, "what's the point?"

Newer HOA's tend to address the issue with minimum rental lengths, or in some cases a total ban.

If you're a total newbie, here's my advice: listen to the first 300 episodes of the BiggerPockets Podcast, then return to the forums if you have a specific question. 

Quote from @Sami Gren: HI,I am using a contractor for a full apt gut rehab, I would like to know if anyone has a contractor's contract that I can work off (of course will add or take off accordingly) he is a new contractor, so he doesn't have one,  [I am using him because I have used him for past several years on smaller projects, so I know to trust him.]Thank you You can pull one from online, but I would have an attorney draft it if you have the cash to use that for your deals going forward as it won't be the last time you need it. 

I'm also aware of self-leveling compound, but I believe that may be just a bandaid solution to the cosmetic issue but will not address the risk of future settlement.I wanted to reach out to this community to see if anyone has any thoughts about whether push piers and house lifting would be a worthy investment or if it's just a total scam/rip off?

Have an idea of the limits you want quoted     - Building - cost to rebuild    - Contents: do you have any business property there (appliances that are not built-in,         maintenance equiptment, furnishings in common areas) - what is the cost to replace them    - Business Income:  What is the total rents minus the costs that don't continue    - Liability:  What limit are you looking for2.

Background is she’s about 4 months behind in total rent, original lease ended in December, now going month to month because I didn’t want to put her out as she’s a single mother with 3 kids (also didn’t have the bandwidth to go through the eviction process because this property is in another city)I hired a property manager to help and we’ve recouped a bit of money but she’s still about 6500 owed.

Now you have 4.8M for the next 5 years, grow that 25% in 5 years, cash out 1.2M and buy another 4.8M for a total of 9.6M leveraged at 75%.