The main benefit for VA over an FHA loan is 0% down required and you don’t pay monthly mortgage insurance, which can add up to quite a bit in the long run.

Details: Purchase price: $50,000Loan amount: $40,000Down payment: $10,000Interest rate: 6%APR: 6.404%TIP: 116.332%Monthly principal and interest: $239.82/monthEstimated Taxes, insurance and assessments: $292/monthEstimated total monthly payment: $532Estimated closing costs: $8,247 (+$10,000 down payment)Breakdown:Origination charges: $950Appraisal and all title fees: $1,862Recording and transfer taxes: $800Prepaid homeowners insurance and interest: $697Initial escrow (2X months Homeowners insurance + 12X months $250 property taxes): $3,000Other (buyers personal attorney fee $450 + Title-owners Title Ins $405): $855Thanks again so much for your time and input.

I am not a seasoned investor but I have the capital to proceed with this purchase.

Plus cheap health insurance for the whole family.So I'll just keep plugging along.

See if insurance will cover any of the costs.2.

So keep the extra premium in mind for your numbers if you plan to get conventional financing after as they will most likely require flood insurance and that can be pricey.

Were you able to fax in the filings to initiate the proceedings?

Mine calculates everything including retirement, education funding planning, life insurance need and many more. 

While you foot the bill yourself, your opponents are funded either by insurance coverage or with money from the association's treasury funded by all members. 

Between furniture, updates, insurance, all those things that turn a home to a house, "the forgotten costs" seem to add up quickly.What are some hacks others have to make those forgotten costs not so expensive or strategies to spread those costs overtime.