@Lee Ripma Regarding my loan, I have asked Envision and Navy Federal about conventional loans for multi family homes at 5% down, but both consider would not consider a multi family home unless I had the 20% to put down or used FHA.

SFR Or townhome NO HOA.My Budget: Anything below 225,000Loans I will be using: -Navy Federal Credit Union: Home buyers Choice.Or-5% Conventional loan.  

@Conan FoxGood evening sirs, Great, I plan on enlisting into the Navy here.

@Manasseh Arnold pretty much all lenders can originate VA loans, and I would personally focus more on finding a lender who understands investing over going with one of the groups that markets hard to the military (USAA, Navy Federal, etc).

I have 20% down for a property but when I call the bank to get a loan, they either don't do investment mortgages right now (USAA), offer a 15-yr fixed loan (Navy Federal), or require 30% for a deposit (Chase).

As the old saying goes, "No one picks real Estate like the US Navy and the Catholic Church"   ps.

@Luca Mastrangelo I have had success fighting water by extending downspouts 4 feet away from the building, installing French drains and a bit of grading.

Some others (France for example) apply taxation on global income, with tax treaty only insuring there is no double taxation (you still pay the highest possible tax).In the case of France, owning houses directly or through a fiscally transparent LLC results in your having to maintain a set of accounts for the IRS, and then another set of account for the french tax authority, following french rental income rules.This means that it makes sense to own directly a house from Hong Kong, whereas owning a property for a french beneficiary is best done through an opaque entity (i.e., an entity that has its own accounts and files for tax separately).

I'm Navy stationed in Hawaii and will be moving in about 15 months.

This has been a big question for myself and my wife who are planning to separate from the Navy.