Helped you fill vacancies even in low turnover seasons? 

Cash out refinance on investment properties based off the appraised value and have 6 month or less seasoning periods for their refinances. 

So here is the situation:I'm retiring from the military next year and can't really figure out what to spend my GI Bill (education benefits) on.  I could pursue a Business degree or I could use my benefits to enter an ...

Just bite the bullet and tile it, it'll look much better and be more durable than any fiberglass stuff.  

But if he does , he can: 1) Simply draft up a Letter Of Intent, with bullet points outlining terms of a proposed offer, subject to a week or two "due diligence" on his part, and include that "this is not binding on the parties" 2) Fill out a standard contract with the same due diligence period.  

The best part is we only need 30 days of seasoning on title, so we can process a loan for them while they are completing the rehab.

If I decide to go that route, I will probably not rehab, keep the tenant in place until the 6 month seasoning has passed, do the refi (the question is how much it will appraise for without any work), and then sell with owner financing.  

News story with camera footage of the disaster at their last house:http://www.ksfy.com/content/news/Sioux-Falls-rental-property-destroyed-411830335.htmlThey are so bad they have their own website where landlords can share their stories:http://thezimmerexperience.weebly.com/#/In some ways I feel lucky that I dodged a bullet, but in business luck only comes to the prepared.

I evaluate deals for a few hours a day for a local, seasoned investor in the area, but that is not the big payout I was hoping for when I decided that Real Estate was the avenue I wanted to go.Does anyone have any recommendations or advice for how I might educate myself more quickly or more effectively?

b) Is there always a seasoning period a in a BRRRR deal?