It does open the eyes to many sellers of  properties to Consider the world of Creative Financing that they may have been opposed to in the past .

Now if I can get a 48 hour break from the rain so my guys can paint the exterior I'd be a happy camper!

(As opposed the starting move in date). 

It was mentioned by @Brandon Turner on one of the podcasts and deals with immediate as opposed to delayed gratification.Take those 6 months and learn EVERYTHING you can about your REI plans. 

•Don’t confuse a good method of comparison (like % of rents) with a good method of estimation (like $/sqft or per/unit costs)•Floors, Interior Painting, & Kitchens can cost more than Roofs, exterior paint, & appliances over the long term!

I'm not opposed to traveling to other states to learn as well.

So  I have an exterior door which leads directly into the owners bedroom. 

I might suggest that as opposed to buying single family homes you look at 5+ door multi family units in each duty station the down side is that the VA i think will only finance a Quad since it still qualifies as residential but if you can buy two quads you can roll those into a commercial loan.

@Jordan Concepcion Hais painting in San Diego came in at and exterior paint of $2.25 sq/ft google for contact info.

As opposed to the referrer (bird dog) they both the possibility of monetary gain, but no direct cause and effect.https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?