"So it wouldn't be vacant" doesn't pass the smell test for a good reason to put an elderly veteran in a house with no running water.

Just wanted to introduce myself and see if any veterans had any advice for a newbie to real estate as an investment strategy and good areas in the state of Georgia along with private lenders or banks in the area.Thanks for any help!

As the subject implies I am a Marine Corps veteran from Waco, Texas.

That gives us enough headroom to use the HELOC for the renovation budget.With all this in mind, here are the estimated details of the income stream.We can take the easy way out and grab renters from a local agency that vets and places homeless veterans.

Paige, I am a veteran REI in Tulsa and would be glad to help if you want any.

This link will let you see which towns are eligible: https://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov/eligibility/w...If anybody on the loan is a US Veteran with a DD-214, they may qualify for a 100% VA loan.Finally, if the borrower's credit score is 740+, one of the lenders I refer to (Shamrock Financial) has a 100% loan. 

I'm sure there are more experiences veterans in the game that have different views and strategies. 1) I personally love to network with other wholesalers and investors. if I see a sign I'll call them up and see if they're looking for fix and flip properties for themselves or just wholesaling them.

I know some of you will say well why don't you just save money and learn to do it yourself, that is my plan but I rather learn as much as I can now with utilizing my friend's veteran experience.

While none of this is necessarily bad, it’s important to understand the risks you are taking on by utilizing your VA loan in this way and weigh them against the value of having any existing debt paid down at closing.Are you a Veteran investor who has taken advantage of this benefit?

This reminds me of a similar story of another veteraned investor that one day became obsessed with getting some real estate that was absolutely horrible, and universally accepted as impossible to profit on.