In the event you make a mistake and someone comes looking, you want to be able to stand in front of the court and list the efforts you took to locate a person who may have an interest.  

So, long story short, I got over it and now try to figure out where can I make the most money with the least amount of effort. 

When someone does me a kindness, I spend every effort to repay them.

We are highly motivated and ready and willing to put in the effort with the knowing that we are working toward our goals.

Short of a global political cristis or a monetary system issue we should be in good shape: lending standards are still very strict (compared to pre 2008), but have eased up enough to allow for a growing market. 

I've been told by lenders that these efforts are not normally successful with a VA appraisal.

You need to run through your numbers to see what kind of cash flow you are getting for the effort and precious time put into. 

On top of that not many people make the effort to drive out to properties.

However, sometimes I feel like if I don’t go into the corporate world I may be “cutting” myself short because I’ve put all this effort, time, and money into school.

In the effort to "save" money - he cost himself atleast two month's of rental income.