So if you can afford to spend the time on it I would suggest that it’s worth a knowledge you will get. 

One of their tried and true suggestions is "Driving for Dollars" where you literally drive around looking for deals.

Any suggestion is appreciated and if there are regulations where the seller is responsible for misrepresenting or not clearly documenting funds that need to be transferred to buyer.

I want to start out with a 4 unit building any suggestions or ideas on startup

*in the point about when economy starts to turn and lending regs get stricter, might be a prime opportunity to become a lender as part of the business too... you might not know much about it now, but I'd suggest learning about HML... in order to potentially have another avenue for growth... especially since it seems your partners are sitting on loads of cash.Good luck!

I also suggest looking at the actual VA loan terms on the official government website, https://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/purchaseco_e... , that will get you started but you'll have to dig around in there. 

Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

Any suggestions would be helpful. 

I suggest that you research on your own and then look for a realtor to write the purchase contract. 

Their priorities, focus, and models of investing  might match up better with you.I loved this article today (yeah it's click bait and fluffy as all get out but it demonstrates for me the true power of real estate investing over the years) -   https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kushner-paid-no-federal-income-tax-for-years-documents-suggest/ar-BBOkaOq?