I can relate to Eric with the lost opportunity cost of not buying at all with regards to appreciation, tax benefits, cash flow, and having the tenants amortize down your principal balance.I assume your cashflow of 800 assumes you rent all units out and yeah perhaps you'll just break even for one year (recommended if you do VA you should file the first year's tax returns at the property so you're documented to be in compliance with VA primary).After you vacate the property you now have an asset producing income for you even if it's at market value when you bought it.It's all about managing your cash flows in good and in bad times so it depends on what your contingency plans are in the event a tenant moves out, you're at 75% occupancy, 50% occupancy, RE values drop and your over levered, etcUnique Dynamics of the VA Offer below:VA loans also have a:2.15% upfront financed VA funding fee (VAFF) if you put down 0%1.5% if you put down 5% or more1.25% if you put down 10% or moreIf its your second use you will have 3.3% VAFF if you put down 0%1.5 and 1.25% guidelines still apply for second use VAFFThe VA nonallowables are costs that the buyer is not allowed to pay so you'll have to strategically structure your offer so that it will be competitive with other buyers as well otherwise if the seller has to pay the below it may make your offer less attractive - FYI- escrow fee's or settlement/closing fee's- loan origination fee's other than points (underwriting, processing, etc)- doc prep fee's- application fee's charged up front for loan- pest inspection fee for your property- attorney fee's (if for other than title work)- assignment (if buying a loan or property assignment)- copying fee or email fee etc (lots more but those are the main ones)

Though, it's best to try first to get the experience which will produce an outcome.

Both of the conventional routes should produce a decent cash flow.

Those funds can go very far and produce excellent returns in some parts of the country.

They gave me a price (around $1,100), but said that my SELLER would also have to get an attorney , so that he can produce a deed for me.

They set up a meeting with an attorney this thursday, BFD deal, and we have half an hour slotted to ask/answer questions.

In CA, the UC systems produces the more theoretical types for engineering, comp sci, physics and math, while the CSU system produces the more practical hands on types, more labs, senior projects, less theory, more practical problems in class...you can get good employees from either system.

It's rudimentary and kind of inefficient, but seems to produce the most results.

Another benefit to working for the direct lender is that they did A LOT of radio advertising, and as a result I was able to speak with as many as 10 new potential clients each day and I became a top producer and performed a career's worth of loans in the span of a few years.

Lots of "investors" say stuff just like this but cannot produce the bank statement.You say:I am not trying to wholesale the properties I call about, I have a experienced investor willing to do it with me if I find the deal.Sorry, but what you're doing is a lot closer to bird dogging or wholesaling than actually buying.