If you know/are friends with the sellers, you might make an informal pitch to them to get some relief.

However, usage of the program has been minimal.

I'm still working to find my niche and strategy but i do have equity currently and with the VA Loan option it seems to open the door for minimal capital investment, just makes it hard to do rehab as they require the property to be in relatively good shape and don't offer anything like FHA/203.

Just starting and want to minimize the mistakes and risk.Can we connect?

@Brendan Longe If you're going to have minimal cash flow when you move out, either make an offer that makes the cash flow meet your criteria, or move on to the next one.

My experience is minimal. 

Think earthy colors for this house...like a sand color with a dark tan on the 3 steeply-pitched gables to highlight them (they have different siding anyway, so they are meant to stand out from the rest of the house).

But the name of the game in rentals is maximize rents and minimize overhead and expenses. 

Pure networking, no guru sales pitch. 

People seem to thrill on the notion they will be the first one to live there after rehabs, and I can pitch the work that's being done so any higher rents are palatable.