The 3 year mark and Covid, it would be great to hear updates.

- background Condo is coming out of an Estate Sale and needs work - recent market activity, data from last month, similar units -  (1) Estate Sale - As-Is - listed for $129,000 - sold for $134,000 - (2) Well maintained /Updated - listed for $149,900 sold for $154,900 - admittedly might not be looking at this correctly in that (2) might not be relevant - thank you for helping me

These expenses can run into to the thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars so it is extremely important to set money aside on a regular basis to cover them .  

Home is in great condition just needs some updating of appliances and tile floors which I plan to do myself. 

Should I use the VA IRRL or should I refinance with a regular bank? 

Once both properties are free and clear buy a third and use all the income (my wife and I will still pay our regular mortgage amount) from all properties to pay down the third and so on.2.

It takes time.Here a few Tips:ADS - Fine-tune your approach and search for the "right" person/partner by placing an ad on a regular basis here on Bigger Pockets.

Some of them let you pick a photo of a room that looks like what you have now and then pick different color schemes to update the photo. 

I also use Google drive, so all of the property documents, rehab plan, invoices, etc. are accessible for the investors to view and a spreadsheet on google drive with the property financials and weekly updates. 

It needs some updates.