Your best play is probably taking advantage of the VA loan to acquire a property.

I have an awesome family play area.It is the lake and I provide water toys.

Another lesson, don't let people move in for a company without authority.

You can play it by ear and search for both at the same time. 

The Negotiation Dynamic is like a stage, where the performance (your negotiation with the Seller) is about to play out.And that stage is set by your lead generation strategy.

You can also choose whehter they are an authorized occupant or true tenant. 

Your financials may be able to offset a lower than acceptable DSR (property needs rents raised), but that depends on the lender.3) Can't help4) Ownership percentage, who is managing member and thus has authority to make decisions and sign for LLC, what happens if a partner can't make capital call, etc all usually pretty standard.

I've kind of played around with it all, but when it comes to screening and receiving applications I use cozy.co The prospect tenant creates a profile and pays a fee that does the background check.

@Josh Fannon I cannot speak for your state but in Texas, the listing agent may share details on the offers so long as their client has authorized them to do this.  

Sorry I don't have any insight into the NoVA Section 8 market but I know the approved rents in the District are extremely high but I do have a question that will hopefully help you out as well...Does the DC Housing Authority do a market analysis on comparable rentals in the area before they agree to pay the amount listed on the website or are the rent amounts listed on the DC Housing Authority what investors are typically getting?