@Joseph Leibovitch  What are you looking to do with the potential funds? 

This means the buyer cannot write it off immediately but may recover the cost through depreciation over time.To maximize tax deferral, sellers should consider negotiating a price reduction instead of a repair credit to avoid potential taxable boot (excess cash retained).

It also makes things cleaner with other potential heirs. 

Strong Potential for Long-Term Capital AppreciationGermany's real estate market has demonstrated a strong track record of capital appreciation.

THEN, I plan to purchase the second home using a FHA or conventional loan (3%-5% down), for which I will likely pay the monthly cost out-of-pocket, maybe with some rental income support if it is a duplex.My concern is, I do not want to spend my savings or weigh down my debt-to-income ratio so much so that I cannot qualify for and pay the down payment and closing for the lending on the second home.Questions: - With the first home being multi-family, 75% of the rental income (or potential rental income initially) will relatively either maintain or boost my debt-to-income ratio from lenders' perspectives, right? 

I work in group home settings for a living and at my previous facility there were two clients per bedroom which would give you potentially 8 in your house while at my current job there is one client per bedroom which would only be 4 clients in your home.

Indy is a strong market with a great mix of cash flow and appreciation potential, plus it’s very landlord-friendly.

Your VA loan will be crucial to your real estate investing growth, especially since it affords you the potential opportunity to own more than one property, depending on your overall allotment.For active military personnel, that conundrum of where to invest and where you will end up is always part of the issue that sometimes causes analysis paralysis so it's great you have one in VA Beach already.

We are always look to help investors and potentially partner on some flips.Wow small world.

If you want good cash flow but amazing appreciation potential and rentals you want to hold for the rest of your life, I would definitely consider Columbus!