Read some of the BiggerPockets books and it will get your education and mindset going.

Stay in your job if that is what you want, but quitting your job in a relatively short period of time is possible. 

The contract also states that the buyer is not to make the repairs and the VA will cancel the contract if the find out.Our inspection period ended yesterday, of course.

So things that are a red flag for me may be fine for someone more aggressive.1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where you think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then only then pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

Studying your market and becoming educated will give you the best chance for success. 

Tenants don't get to dictate terms or modify agreements, period.

The first piece of advice I would recommend is to start educating yourself in the area of investing you would like to focus on.

So we decided to take out HELOC with 3.99 fixed rate ,3 years draw period and 10 years Amortization , $0  closings costs.

If you're not an expert in any of the RE niches, I'd say you should educate yourself first.

Or if it is move-in ready, refi after you buy (and after any seasoning period required by the bank.A couple of things you'll want to look into first:  Make sure your debt to income ration is so high that a bank won't do a refi.