I was wondering if some of you veterans could share what you wish you knew about a contractor, ahead of time, before you brought them on to your team?

I'm a veteran also, and would like to show other veterans how to be successful in real estate as well. 

But since I'm new I'd thought I'd ask the seasoned veterans their advice.

I have the following to offer a bank:$130k home that is paid off$25k cashMilitary Veteran$130k Gross household income w/ Income to Debt 1.5%$50k can borrow from Retirement834 credit scoreI'm really not interested(can be convinced) in moving and renting my place out or a HELOC but i'm just curious what an experienced investor would recommend a newbie with the current setup. 

I am a veteran and am aware that the VA benefits do scale up when buying a MF property which would likely be the route I choose to finance the deal.- You're right about the part on me not having $1M to put down on a $5M complex.  

My thought process now is to read a few books, continue listening to all the Bigger Pockets podcast, and ultimately buy a home or some type of property in the very near future.Seeing that I have no idea what I am doing, I would love to get some advice and guidance from veterans.

I am a veteran as well and I invest in Joliet.

Through being a veteran I can use the GI Bill or equivalent for housing expenses up to $1400 a month.

in search of advice on the cleveland ohio market i am a rookie trying to dive into an affordable market been researching day in and day on certain zip codes but would love to connect with veteran investors in the ohio market to hopefully seek advice pointers or whatever do's dont's etc all comments are welcommed and thank you in advance.

Whather residential or commercial I know tons of long time veterans that are not REALTORS and do not want to be.