Easiest way to scope it out is to find a Forester and either buy them a cup of coffee or pay for in depth information on what's most viable in the area you want to invest or work in.the largest owners of Timber lands in the US tend to be  Harvard endowment  John Hancock and of course the major lumber companies.. those aforementioned fund much of the acquisitions for those big companies plus hold their own for the long term returns.But its very local  VERY 

I do agree with @Ryan Thomson, save that VA loan for the largest multifamily you can get, hopefully you find one that has 3 bedrooms at least for you and your family!

There is an important distinction between these two types of investment to be aware of...

I think an important distinction needs to be accentuated.

As someone who is not a professional investor you are completely behind the curve and will have a lot of ground to cover in a place where you're competing with some of the largest heavy hitters in the investment space. 

I truly appreciate the advice and I hope you come across and close on your largest most profitable deal tomorrow!

I'm actually going to be speaking at one of the largest Real Estate meet-ups in the St.

Martin is one of the largest silo and grain handling companies in the NE.

More times than not, they won't have a problem with it as long as the vendor is licensed and insured.I used to work for one of the largest residential management companies as a regional manager in Colorado and can confidently tell you that a lot of the bigger companies make A LOT of money off maintenance.

I am personally assessing all properties, I currently run the largest residential remodeling company in my area, I’m an insurance adjuster, my partner is insurance agent and I am a mathematics major; I reckon we can assess risk fairly well.