Feel free to reach out if you'd like to chat sometime.

Although 5k is a great start, the Airbnb market is very competitive and you will need more set aside in order to properly acquire an investment property.

My target purchase price is under $1.7M and prefer cosmetic fix to start with.

I started with an afternoon every other week, which was changed to an afternoon every week.So I put issues into 3 buckets: emergency (a pipe is leaking), within 24 hours (toilet running), and non-pressing (a door is not closing on its own), which is where most things landed and are handled that way.

@Manuel A Zuaznabarcan you start with a house hack

We need to drastically cut rates to entice buyers, it's the start of the fall.

Then you can start dabbling into buying rentals or flips.

So, if the lien does not sell in Year 1, and you buy Year 1 and Year 2 liens in the Year 2 auction, then the 4 years starts on the date of the Year 2 auction.  

So that is not even the closing date.I start to think of moving away from this deal but don't know if that's even possible.

Using your VA loan is a great way to start.