I was browsing the web looking for different deals and yada yada yada i see this advertisement for a 2 day special auction where 150 sandy damaged homes and lots will be auctioned and 24 with water views and 70 with actuall water frontage bulkhead etc... the cheaper ones had pre storm values 220k-550k and starting bid under 100k but not on the waterthe waterfront homes with that start under 100k are all scheduled for demolition HOWEVER there are a few starting 110k-240k with pre storm values of 450k- 1.2million...So they had the brochure for free on the line but make you purchase a information package with all the due diligence from title reports to sales agreement for the properties...So personally i will not consider a property scheduled for demolition.....

Also perhaps even any private lenders who specialize in foreign investments? 

I might be a bit late on this one, but you can achieve the same outcome as a company who specializes in credit repair yourself, you just need to know what techniques they use.

I've frequented a lot of internet forums since I'm a bit of a nerd and there's something special here at BP.

Hello I currently in the military and so is my wife we are eager to use our VA Loan and invest in a multi family home.

Make sure the condo has enough in reserves to not need a special assessment for items like new roof, siding, parking lot repair, pool house, etc.  

Some states have special laws that allow you to get it more than once in a 12 months span.Understand the reports and the score are two separate things.

Since you're a newbie w/ a real estate license, good credit and a small amount of cash, you should consider:hang your license w/ a broker that specializes working w/ investorsbecome a master @ learning how to use tools available to realtors that are not available to the general public to source and analyze opportunitiesfind experienced investors looking for deals and partner up to learnfind an investor w/ cash but bad or no credit and partner up on a deal where you can leverage your credit and their cashthe last bullet applies on any strategy.  

I'm a newbie here myself but have found this to be a pretty special place.Was the real estate community in Lenexa a club? 

I see that you were active duty military as well.