We would love to catch up with some folks when we fly out there in the winter to get a better look at investment spots.

@Adam Robinson I live, as the crow flies, about 25 miles across the East Galveston Bay from the Bolivar Peninsular. 

Only concern is that it has been on the market for 23 days when properties are flying off the market in a week or less right now.

I'd like to fly under the radar with the IRS as much as possible...Thank you again to all of you for your comments and wisdom.

So even though the VA may say your able to utilize your benefits, the explanation that your are interested in purchasing investment property or even that you intend to rent your current home and live in the new multi family as your primary residence will not fly during the underwriting process.

Out of town investors generally like to fly in to a major metro and visit the subject property/site within 30 minutes to an hour distance once they land.If you go out further than that it is generally local buyers after you develop and they want higher cap rates to buy versus 1031 out of town buyers placing money.    

I'll be needing something that will work globally so I can add and change codes on the fly.

Will have to fly in when things settle to evaluate the condition.

Did you fly to the location to view your properties?

1) Although I train in Clermont and currently live in Winter Garden, FL, I grew up in Toronto and went to school in Los Angeles, so my familiarity with the Central Florida area is limited.