Lock the thermostat so tenants do not have ability to change temp settings as well.

What I am looking for is the ability to review (hopefully in Excel) the prices, square footage, number of bedrooms, etc.  

Though the VA loan does limit your ability to flip homes or even conduct the BRRRR Strategy.  

It makes more sense to buy it myself and flip it but I don't have that kind of cash reserves or the ability to get a loan yet.

I have cash for the down payment, and I would enjoy the easy cash flow, but what should I expect for refi-ability if the appraisal value and rents don't change over the next 6 or 12 months?

Currently, I'm invested as an individual.After reading about the ability to deduct business expenses before your income is taxed, it got me thinking about whether or not I should be forming an entity to invest through.

So appreciation could/would come along with the ability to raise rents (regardless of what SFRs are doing in the area).    

It's an antique with a livestock barn and artist's loft and is an approved short sale as-is at $380,000.  

You may want to restructure your LLC to have them as severely minority partners with no signing ability and then close the loans with the citizen.  

You could also give a local artist cheap/free temporary space to display stuff in the windows as a way to attract more eyes to your building