As long as you intend to live in the property for at least a year, you can use your VA benefits.2.  

Hoping the bank can transfer current loan and mortgage directly to me without any additional stipulations.She would then pay me rent equal to the mortgage and we would work out a payment for insurance and taxes.I would then have all the benefits of a rental house.

The added benefit of this process is that you can also have your attorney sign the public records as "Nominee Trustee" before assigning yourself as the "Trustee" once the Trust has been established.

As a wholesaler I would say that this probably wont benefit you much unless you can close on the deal and resell it.

If you are starting from scratch, its important that the policy be designed properly so as to minimize the death benefit (and fees and commissions) and maximize the cash value.I write about the policy design aspects in this discussion...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/519/topics/245380-paradigm-life-infinite-banking-whole-life-insurance?

Some offer more benefits to partners, but come with far greater requirements.

For example, a party (theassignor) that enters into a contract to sell a piece of property can assign the proceeds or benefits of the contract to a third party (the assignee).Is this wrong?

I would suggest buying a property you have at least 20% equity so you can refinance out of the VA loan and continue using the VA benefit over and over again.

Being licensed can be a great part of your strategy, however, figure out how being licensed will benefit you, how the pieces will fit together for the end game.

I have not been able to find a local REIA for our market and I know it would benefit us all if we started one.