I'm currently in escrow, two weeks away from closing and Quicken has notified me they will instead need to use my teaching salary (that's my civilian job that I will return to when I get back from the deployment this fall). 

Property is in Illinois inhabited by tenants and they are current on rent with an assumed month-to-month lease.

Navy as an Aircraft Mechanic for which I still do but now as a civilian.

I hope this story helps those just starting out, specifically those facing similar circumstances, to start their journey and get into real estate.The BeginningAt the end of 2016, I came home from my last deployment with the Army and joined the civilian world.

Specifically, the five counties with the highest joblessness are among the 10 counties with the most cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 inhabitants: Imperial, Kern, Tulare, San Joaquin and Los Angeles.Latina Employment in California.

I understand me re-entering the civilian world I will have to start over but I’m ok with that.

Hey Alexander, Not sure if there are any specific local adjustments to the code in your area but I imagine your local architect is concerned about the minimum ceiling height laid out in the IRC (International Residential Code) which is 7'-0" in habitable space with the exception of bathrooms and laundry rooms that are allowed to have ceilings as low as 6'-8" (there's a couple exceptions where you can go a little lower but these do not appear applicable to this project). 

@Frederick Peregrino There aren't a whole lot of opportunities to BRRRR with the VA loan because you need to either be able to inhabit the home immediately (no rehab), or - if you use the VA renovation loan - use a VA approved contractor, which doesn't leave a ton of room for live-in flip.

I've found those words confuse civilians. 

Communication and reputation are key to getting deals accepted. 9 out of 10 deals use agents according to title company records, and FSBO/off market deals without agents involved are actually where the majority of litigation occurs, because they're often a complete mess, so I think anyone saying agents aren't needed is living in Lala land personally.Most that say agents are not needed are knowledgeable investors and they probably dont need an agent.. but the civilian buyers out there who may do this a few times in a life time have no clue.. they dont know what they dont know.