Sometimes I question whether there is some real estate investor challenge I am unaware of where investors actively try to one up one another with new ways to toss their money down the drain. 

Hi Dean, welcome to the community!

I went on Craigslist today and found the post attached.

I’m on the lookout for commercial real estate or land opportunities around Innovation Park in Mesa del Sol, Albuquerque.

There are a couple of small meet-ups in the area as well that you can find in the event forums, as mentioned.

1.Activities That CountTo meet the material participation criteria, you must log your hours in a detailed and ongoing logbook throughout the year.

I'm planning to refinance my Va Loan to a Convential Loan to free up my Va Loan again to buy a duplex for house hacking.

The problem is I Don't know what kind of contractor is nessary or if it's multiple contractors.

OR make the downpayment from out of pocket and refi later when interest rates go down ?

With all the wholesalers out there and now the No money down trained up by guru buyers its very reasonable to ask for POF that is real.