1 -MAke it a habit for self development and be patient with that ,  2- Network (but be humble) ,      3 - Always be the giver, ( don't try to network with the intention of what can they do for you, ) but how can I add to them  ( and if something happens, cool and both can be in a symbiotic relationship. 4- Make Sure YOur vision is bigger than Real Estate itself.. cos you will encounter a lot of set backs and you want to make sure your vision push you through it .   5 - Never think RE is black and white . ( ill semi quote a Bruce lee quote, I encourage you to google it)  Be like water , cos it has the ability to shape in any form ..

In all honesty you are trying to foresee the future and the way that SE MI calculates taxes is not that straight forward. 

You can rent for anywhere from $1000/mo up to $1600/mo depending on the square footage, bedroom/bathroom, attached vs semi-detached, level of finishes and whether or not you rent to Section 8 tenants.

Are you calculating your dti, correctly (yeah semi-rhetorical question)?

I am a semi-seasoned real estate investor seeking to potentially partner with someone for a modest $1-2M multi-family or commercial deal with short to mid term exit plan in mind.

Here's what I've used for alternative marketing to this clientele: - Give current tenants a discount for referrals (Very successful and also helps minimize conflicts)- Room for rent sign in the window (Semi-successful)- Craigslist (Semi-successful)

I don't think you can buy into a non-warrantable condo (an investor complex) with a VA loan, but please, whoever is more knowledgeable than I am, correct me if I'm wrong.So my own (semi-uneducated, with what I could find out in half an hour about the area) strategy would be to try to qualify for a loan for the best (numbers-wise) property that I could get with at least 2 bedrooms, with 2 bathroom preferred if I could get it, where I'd be able to rent out after I left.

I would post them here, but they're both semi-retired and might not want their info out in a public forum.Finding good handymen is tough, but once you've got your guy you'll sleep a whole lot better at night.

While it's a semi-rural area, many visitors come from all over the states to visit a park just a few miles down the road.

A owner occupied at 5-6 cap seems like a good deal for you and will be semi passive.