Here is where you will secure the best deals. 

Leases and security deposit will transfer to the Buyer with title." 

I have worked in investment banking, private debt, commercial banking, and private equity all at “prestigious” firms and closed $30bn+ worth of deals.

When you are ready to move, your wife secure the next home mortgage utilizing her VA home loan benefit.If your mortgage broker is trying to tell you that you and your wife both need to forfeit the VA loan eligibility on this one purchase, then it is time for you to get a new mortgage broker, immediately.There are a lot more details regarding the VA loan program that you can get very smart on. 

Private money lender will give the same terms on either property, so financing is not a player. 

@Evan ParkerDisclosure: My company sets up checkbook Solo 401k plansThe big name firms make their money from trades of securities and don't have a vested interest in allowing people with their plans to invest into alternative assets such as real estate.

I'm an investor and private/hard money lending consultant in the Evansville area.

Think of all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

How is their investment secured?

Now it's kind of "my first place" apartments with students just out of dorms or young people with first jobs except for one unit with an old single lady.I have two applications for the vacant unitA grandma and her husband of many years that works at the grocery store next door for 15 years and also with hers and partner's social security make about 3x rent.