Thanks BP nation!

I think catering to military rentals in Oceanside, national city, or imperial beach might be a great niche for you to get into using your VA loan.

I invest in Orange County which is still very very expensive by national standard and I don’t generally spend much over 200-250k/unit.

There are a few things you ought to consider after you make your niche and market area selections and before you start investing.One of those things is to form some type of corporation or LLC.  

Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America gives people the opportunity to purchase with no money down, covers all closing cost, no points or fees and has lower mortgage market rates.

The Jacksonville market is in the top 10 hottest markets in the nation right now.

You might also look at Homelight.com and Upnest.com, which are pursuing variations on what you've described.Most of the real estate industry is at least 10 years behind corporate/B2B sales in terms of using technology for lead gen and funnel management, and even if there's interesting stuff already out there from Zillow, etc., you should take that as a sign that there's already a market, and given the overall size of the opportunity, there's plenty of room for others to play. 

One of those things you should consider is forming some type of corporation or a LLC.  

I agree with the article on a macro and national level.  

I hired three contractors one operates as an S-Corporation (so no 1099), another operates as a C-Corporation (no 1099), the third is only an LLC - so I will need to send him one.