I am in the DFW area and met them in person. 

I personally don't see an advantage in requiring it.

(I haven't done this personally). 

Welcome to BP.If you intend to use a VA backed product, it must be for your primary residence.

Some of these, like brokerages such as Schwab and Fidelity, limit you to only the products they sell.

@Roberto Falckwill you travel there in person to supervise acquisition and rehab? 

Is the squatter some random person or where they living there at one point and stopped paying rent? 

It's hugely trolly, weird, and borderline sociopathic.Healthy disagreements are fine in forums, but when you initiate the conversation, you can't later hide from it and make it like someone else started it when the entire dialogue is right above.A lot of this has to do with personal fragility and internet puffery.At one point, I invited two trolls to hop on a recorded (for everyone's sake) Zoom to discuss what they were up in arms about.

You are looking to see if they are maintaining the home like a normal person or if they are abusing or neglecting the rental.

My wife and I personally have 3 listings and 1 pending sale right now.