I wish I had better news for you, but it is a wide spread problem from my experience.  

I have no experience with a flip and was thinking of using my current situation to start the learning process. 

Working with a lender who does a lot of VA loans will also be useful in this situation as they can help guide you based on their past experiences with foreclosures in the area and appraiser's.

I have absolutely no experience. 

You can also search Google and read reviews.

From my experience, the reps at section 8 truly want to find suitable housing for their voucher holders hence I would be very suprised if they lowered the rent beyond the current rate.

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I was curious if anyone has experience of having invested in this fund or their previous fund offerings?

I was recently reading a thread on another website about someone asking which mortgage they should take.

I would love to buy an existing one first to get the experience, but am also open to developing from scratch.