whether its a VA loan or Traditional loan it should not matter, as long as you have the right amount of the loan and the right interest rate. there is the option of sharing the calculator at the end of the sheet, you can put the link on here and let others check it if you want. but would also need to have list of your expenses and income so that we can see if everything was inputted right. if you do not want to put that on the forums, i would be happy to check it, just send me a message with everything.

At the end he shared his financials.3 bed / 3.5 bath, ~1,500 sf rowhome in an up and coming neighborhood in NW DC. 

If I can share one piece of advice, it would be to get started now! 

Again, with everything BP has done this kind of stuff might already exist, but I just wanted to say that I've found the best real estate education has come from reading/watching/hearing from others as they're in progress working on current deals.Just sharing my thoughts.

@Joe CapobiancoYou definitely NEED to raise the rent more if both of your unit share 1 boiler.

There is a lot of "shared space" in multis and those costs tend to fall on the owners rather than the tenants.Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions.

You may also find an experience wholesaler that has track record so you can share those first few properties and get some experience with them, the last thing you want to do is not move that deal after you have it on contract, the main porpuse of a wholesaler is to make a profit while solving the distressed seller problems. 

If it were just the 2 units the 2 couples could agree on a reasonable rent and then subtract that out of their share of the profit. 

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