In the future, I would love to start with owning multi-family rentals and eventually get into investing in high density rental developments.

For the record, I have read:- Loopholes of Real Estate by Gary Sutton- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki- Investing in Real Estate with Little to no Money Down by Brandon Turner- Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor by Han & McFarland- The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel- The Book on Rental Property Investing (first book I've read here) by Brandon Turner- The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary KellerReading has been my biggest source for knowledge and Brandon Turner has become one of my favorite authors now!

Research (on line) for UNBIASED information about real estate2.

Will you be turning any of them into rental properties?

Got it online from Home Depot for $3k but I’ve seen it as high as $5k. 

Hi Robin, I have some experience as a LP but I’m looking to buy my own rental property on my own.

The duplexes will be in B-class mix of blue-collar and white-collar neighborhoods with good rental demand and during times of a recession they should hopefully hold their rental price & demand.How does the plan sound?

I have another one under remodeling that I plan to do as a short term rental (no experience yet, but this house is next door to my home).I have a dedicated website that I maintain myself where I publish the details, applications etc, also list it on zillow and do the screening through mysmartmove.

How can a VA be used to manage the advertisement and rental inquiries. 

If you refinance keep in mind you can get up to 80% LTV even as an investment rental.