Very easy to pull a bad comparables if your Realtor doesn’t know what he’s or she doing.  

Figure out who you are and compare that to the personality needed for out of state investing.

The child would then take out a traditional mortgage from a bank to take hold of the property themselves and paying the syndicate back + interest.  

Since I just purchased my first (a 4 unit building) only 1 year ago through a traditional bank loan I am looking for other financing avenues on this one as to avoid the red tape and possible decline from the bank. 

Then compare and if they can't produce anything better, fall back on the VA loan.I'm just say'n, you may find something that makes more sense.    

TenantCloud and Cozy are both free solutions for managing the rental books and are probably easier to maintain compared to email. 

Duplexes are residential and are valued based on comparative sales

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

This means that I should set aside a significantly higher percent of my money for these compared to what i'm paying for a down payment.

Feel free to message me anytime and we can compare notes as we both investigate & learn.Chris