She asked me what the process would be and I told her she would pay an application fee and do a credit/eviction check.

Though I have very limited capital, and am very cognizant of where we may be in the interest rate cycle and economic cycle..

That fact, combined with the amount of time it covers, causes it to have limited usefulness that borders on irrelevancy.  

With that said boosting your credit or savings isn't really going to make a huge impact your income is more likely to set your limit. 

Unless the place is a dog, can get 10 applicants the first day you list.Honor the lease, then raise the rent $150 when it expires. 

I told her I will email her an application and I will send her a link to a screening company.That night I checked I googled her name, did some minor digging and she was evicted 2 times already this year.

Mistakes that so many on the lending side make to include, but not limited to Mortgage Brokers, Loan Processor, Account Reps, U/W, Compliance set up and about 20 other humans that touch these files during the loan process, who make mistakes that cause delays!

Naveen,You are not allowed to personally borrow money from your IRA - that is not possible (you could take personal loan limited to $50K from 401k but not from an IRA).

Rather than sell the home, you want to rent it out and buy again at the new duty station using your remaining entitlement.Here’s how the math works, assuming you’re buying in another county with the standard VA loan limit ($453,100):$453,100 x 25% = $113,275 Maximum Guaranty$113,275 – $50,000 = $63,275 Entitlement Available$63,275 x 4 = $253,100 Maximum Loan Amount With No Down PaymentSo, in this example, you could look to borrow up to $253,100 before needing to factor in a down payment.

We had our own strict limitations on who could rent our place that precluded large groups, and we rented almost exclusively to families.