The VA loan is such a fantastic product! 

Wanted to solicit this group's opinions ...A group member reports that for one of his SFR units, the rent had gone two months late and he was unable to contact the tenant.Upon physical inspection, the front door was locked, the back door was not.

I've been taking inventory of all the physical books I have and slowing reading through them.I also took the Bigger Pockets Ultimate Beginners Guide and started my real estate business plan.

This is one of the biggest ripoffs n DIY painting (like practically every Zinsser product aimed at the DIY market) because straight dewaxed shellac outperforms it for 1/2 the price -- all you need to do is paint three coats of paint over the shellac instead of two.

Go and physically inspect properties in your chosen area. 

A lesson from a $700 water bill from a 3 year old toilet.Buy decent faucets, the cheapest ones fail quickly.Standardize your paint color and use a professional paint store, not a big box store that makes it differently every time.Use plastic flooring products. 

It's full of baby wipes and feminine products.

I'd like to hook up with an investor-friendly local lender or mortgage broker to see what kind of options or products I might have access to.

They could ask for an out if they're unhappy with her service, a reduced timeline, an exception if they are working with an agent in a different market or for a different product in the same market (example: one agent for their residence, a different one for an investment property), if they buy directly from their uncle who is a builder, etc.

I still would not apply to me...per the definition of "commercial solicitation" in the state code at https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t30c002.php(3) "Commercial solicitation" means contact by telephone, mail, or electronic mail for the purpose of selling or marketing a consumer product or service.I am in no way warketing a consumer product...or to consumers for that matter...