I'm looking at this, forstarters, from a tax point of view: if you have a mortgage then you can deduct "that" (= the non-principal components) from your rental income.

I veto things they want to look at because I know the margin is non existant. 

The Massachusetts MLS (MLSPIN) doesn't require that you be a realtor to join, but you pay more for MLS dues if you're a non-realtor. 

Should I go after non-reo and short sales and see if my wholesale formula for cash offer will work?

My question is, now that I have already used my VA home loan can I not use it for future non residency homes? 

I would find the best multiplex in a non rent controled area.

We drive 10 year old cars, we wear non-brand clothing, we keep the heat at 65/62 in Denver during the winter months (September through June :) ) and at 75 during the summer.

Maybe create a non-profit with the express goal of raising funds to bring the properties back... with some sort of low income housing component.

And this in turn will make the system run non-stop all the time which is going to crush my gas bills.  

A few of the units around me dropped their prices, but even then they wound up renting to people that I rejected due to any number of reasons, so the season has definitely thinned the pool of good prospects.My units show well and are all updated, but I have fairly high criteria (650+ credit, non smoker, 3x rent) so it may also be a factor.