I'm hoping I can have a clean, smooth, and positive start to my investing career.

It is true that VA has a bit more of a strict criteria when financing loans, but when working with an experienced Realtor and mortgage Banker you should be able to get through the deal relatively smoothly.

From the sounds of it, everything was pretty smooth sailing throughout the whole process for your first project, that's great! 

It's really amazing that the walls came out so smooth after the shape they were in.All the best,Glen

Rolling on produces a stipple finish and not a high gloss smooth finish.

He knows the process inside and out and has a team in place to make the process as smooth as possible!

I intend to get into it once I have more information on the topic.I am operating from Finland and would like to ensure that all things run smoothly in the process.

One could credit the remaining folks for the deposit on file and return just the leaving tenant pro rata, but then you need a small check from the remaining tenants anyway to get the full deposit, and you never know how they have allocated or paid the deposit (or even if they are on good terms), and you rely on the kindness of strangers to return it to the leaving guy (so he does not ask you for it later).Either way, make sure it is crystal clear and communicated (I communicate it multiple times) to ensure a smooth transition and prevent problems; that may be key, get the fuzziness out and make sure no feathers are ruffled.

Land sounds like a pretty smooth investment...that's awesome!

Was a little rough at the beginning, but as we progressed, everything was smooth sailing.