I also attempted to look at job growth using the Census and Bureau of Labor, but I don't think my numbers actually made any sense. 

According to him, I can "make the numbers work for me (investor)" and then we will decide whether it makes sense to move forward      a.

I'll assume the 5,000 is net operating income after tax depreciation, so you might inquire what your share of the tax depreciation is going to be to get a sense of the operations cash flow.

One on a property in Colorado, another on a property in Washington.Colorado: 130M balance, 3.375%, LTV ~51%Washington: 262M balance, 3.875%, LTV ~60%Maximum Loan Limits in Snohomish & King Counties: $667MMy idea to leverage myself into a new primary residence is in 3 parts.Refinance the WA property to conventional financing to free up VA eligibility and back it up with a 95% equity line of credit from SDFCU.Draw a NOO equity line on the CO propertyUse both equity lines for a downpayment on a new primary residence financed with VA fundingMy question is, does it make sense to refinance the WA property for the benefit of VA eligibility on the new purchase? 

It makes more sense for flippers to sell to retail.

The cash flow in the cities makes sense and I like smaller towns also.

So I just read a post about the process https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/460... it seems to make sense for my goals I have set.

I am mostly going to be wholesaling so I get that, but I'm thinking about driving around looking for vacant properties during my lunch break, which is in a different market than my wholesaling market and would make more sense for me to just shoot properties over to buyers rather than going through the wholesale process.Thanks!

In all cases (so far) the feedback as been "nope, your numbers look right to me...it all makes sense...we can go ahead with an offer if you like but it probably won't get the deal done".  

Got to know the numbers and have a great cash flowing deal for this to make sense.