One of the issues in the “calculations” of the “velocity” believers is that they do no accounting for the time value of money.

We are both nurse and plan to travel for a good portion of this time, so 'living' in the small 1br or studio apartment for residence purposes will not be a major issue for us since we will rarely be there.

If the bank will call their note if you commit to the transfer you can also check out this article as one strategy that has been used to work around the issue.This is not legal advice, just my opinion as a real estate investor.

Having a rock solid SOW can prevent many of the issues that arise during any project.

What happens during periods when the demand for legal work is lower?

I believe the code says "if a veteran holds legal title to a property secured by a VA loan but does not possess equitable title, this situation is considered 'not a disposition."

A 2 +1 is a legal 2-family with a boarder unit that can be lived in by the owner, usually without a stove and you want to make sure the bathroom is permitted.I hope that helps.

Your main issues will be eggress, as usual in a basement.

These are being issued by local "nonprofits" who are mass emailing landlords pretending to be section 8 tenants.

A legal duplex will have everything separate.