If you and your partner are thinking about house hacking by buying a multi-plex with a VA loan, make sure the brokers you talk to are well versed in those types of loans.As for managing while being active duty, it's all about building up your team and processes. 

I have been searching trulia, zillow, and realtor.com for a few months now looking for a multi-family house that I can live in and rent out for my first investment property.

My market entry point is pretty expensive so it has been hard finding affordable multi-family properties. 

But you can purchase a multi unit property using a VA loan but the kicker here is you will get the county max for a single family property.

I'm also a grad student so my financial situation is not actually the best and I'am currently enrolled in a credit repair program (hopefully that helps with potential loans if need be) so I was thinking that maybe NACA would be a great start to purchase a multi family to house-hack and product passive income.

While I’m not in a position to purchase my next multi family property  I’d like to help fund some deals with other investors for some good returns in the mean time to help build some more capital.

If it is to learn the process, I say go for it, if it is to earn a higher return with less work then I would say there are better vehicles for that.

It would be nice to share ideas.A few more specifics: - I’m interested in single-family or small multi-family dwellings in A or B zones- The closer to the West Coast the better, but that said, I’d be willing to go all the way to Nova Scotia if that’s where the math works best...ideally I’d like to follow the one percent rule - Random detail: I’m actually a poet looking to support my writing habit through sound investing.

My first thought was to buy multiple houses but I am constantly seeing podcasts on multi family and I feel that might be a better option...

I'm looking to find multi-unit properties or properties that have a "good deal". #1 how do I recognize a great deal and what are steps on finding deals.