If you want to speed up the process, unless you want to try and be a builder or you have the capital to flip luxury real estate, you'd either have to try and BRRRR/flip remotely in other markets like Calgary, Winnipeg, Nova Scotia, etc etc.

If you can start building as many relationships as possible through attending these meetups, you will start moving in the right direction faster than you may expect.I would throw out some meetups, but I would just download the  Meetup App, and then search for Real Estate in the NOVA/DC/Maryland Area, you will find a ton.

@Shafi Noss Not any specific properties at the moment, but I continuously look in NoVA. 

There's not many of us younger guys in the NOVA area seems like. 

Investing out of province isn't a bad idea either, there are cashflow markets in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and even Calgary is pretty good value right now.Feel free to reach out, always down to talk some real estate.

I'm no VA-loan expert, but believe they cap at 4 units. 

I live in Ottawa but currently I've been investing out of province in Nova Scotia.

Additionally with the new 2020 no VA loan limit, you would not have to worry about those restrictions prior to 2020 which use to limit owning two properties under VA loans to a specific price point.

@Keith YowI worked for NOVA Community College as a "part time" state employee making $18.5ph averaging about 38 hours a week.

After two years I stopped playing, and stopped attending Nova Southeastern & since being away from college I feel like I’ve been introduced to a whole new world and mindset of making money!!