Thank you, all for your contributions in advance and thank you to BP for creating this awesome resource.

We have a realtor and have consulted & are prequalified with a lender, but advice and resources are welcome.

There are a lot of resources here that I haven't been able to fully navigate yet, so please feel free to just direct me to similar threads/blogs!

Any info or good links to resources on the matter are greatly appreciated.

VA loans don't typically include cash-out for remodels, but I believe there are some niche exceptions such as energy efficient upgrades.

You could always spend a little more energy, and email the bank asking them to add more rows for you.

It seems like that would be a very valuable resource for out of state investors like me.

OR Hire a really experienced Realtor that specializes in Investment Real Estate that has gained valuable contacts over the years that could provide you with access to their resources for free OR Work directly with a Real Estate Investing company with decades of experience that can provide you with access to their contacts for free2) Finding a deal: Here's a few ways to go about that - You or your agent can search the MLS and crunch numbers on property advertised on the retail market and hope to find a deal that all of the other real estate investors in Texas may have missed OR You can attend auctions and try to outbid all the other seasoned investors there only to realize if you win then that means you paid too much OR Have random wholesalers send you the one off deals they get under contract OR spend the time, money, and energy in trying to become a wholesaler yourself OR Work directly with a Real Estate Investing company that can send you the largest source of deeply discounted property sent directly to your inbox in the form of a daily spreadsheet.3) Estimating Rehab, Holding and other Costs: Read FLIP by Rick Villani and Clay Davis and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by J Scott.

Type in "Tenant Screening" and you'll find many forums, blogs, and other resources that have been discussed ad naseum.

Keep pushing & use the BP community for questions, resources, etc