I’m unable to reach the tenant via phone or email and I want to access the property to get a certificate of occupancy and to document the condition of the property.Can I just go there with the police and if no one answers the door bust it open?

Since I wouldn't be able to access this money till the age of 59 1/2 I am wondering if it would be better for me to lower the amounts that I am putting into these accounts to either put some into index funds or invest in more real estate.

Regardless of what it's called, IMO cap rate calls for all costs associated with 1. acquiring the property and 2. placing the property in service as a normally operating business.- Do you include closing costs - survey, title, recording fees?

Pros are you can acquire more property quickly.

Potentially no access to property.

@Brian BurkeWhen you are buying in areas with good school districts - you are competing with families who are looking to acquire a personal residence.Therefore - you are competing with other investors and those who want a family residence.This competition drives up the cost making it less likely to cash-flow.The good thing is that you may experience significant appreciation.Have you considered looking at areas that are not in the best school districts?

I have access to quite a few off market deals and plan to start utilizing my marketing for my own investment properties to help get others into properties as well.

You can use HML to acquire multis, and then refi. 

Then acquiring additional passive income with losses will not help your tax situationAre you making above $150,000 and your passive income is $0 or above?

My resources include:- The VA Home Loan- By the time I move, roughly around $30K-$50K of my own working capital- A real estate partner and mentor based out of Chicago- My brother, a real estate broker who I can go to for access to MLS- Currently trying to build relationships with lendersI got out of the Marine Corps at the beginning of 2015 and have spent since then learning everything I can about real estate investment before trying to pull the trigger on anything.