I've been searching mainly on apps like Zillow and trulia but find it difficult because of my lack of knowledge about the area.

Currently living on post going back in forth about moving off post using the va loan or just trying to get a investment rental with some kind of creative financingAs my limited experience has shown me, it's going to be difficult finding a home that is VA worthy with the intentions of having a stable cash-flowing property in good areas of Oahu.

So I have a few questions:1) There are several ends that need "finished" my thought was to purchase 1/4" ply wood cut to finished then glue to the end cap and paint.

anything multifamily and 10 cap is getting difficult outside of terrible neighborhoods. 

That's unfortunate your only difficult time was with an agent.

Looking for a market in , ky , tn, Ohio area where the cap rates are GD.

In order for my strategy to work though, I need to be able to secure the correct first deal: Value add 5-Unit under $500kThe goal would be to force appreciation, elevate cap rate, and flip the building to another investor.

However, in 2017 there was a huge influx of new house flippers (mostly inexperienced), so getting a house at a price that would allow a really good profit was very difficult.

I'm wondering if I were to purchase it in my name, would it be difficult to get a "cash-out refinance" for (80% loan to value for 56k) that is used in BRRRR strategies and then quit-claim it into this LLC?

you do cap your escalator   so say you offer  450k with an escalator to 550k... your offer would  be I will beat the highest bid by 1k up to a max of 550k.you also require the seller or sellers agent to provide a redacted copy of the other contract..