My colleague has experience with VA & renovation loans & has worked all over the state.

I have a full time job as a carpenter and am looking to find a multi-family property in Portland that I can live in, renovate and rent out.

We are looking for someone capable of taking on a complete renovation of smaller SFHs.

I am rehabbing a house that should appraise in the $140-145K range after renovations.

The house could be horrible, and you could have tremendous upside if you go in and renovate, or wholesale to a flipper, but if the seller doesn't care about moving or doesnt have a "problem" that needs solving, it is unlikely you will get an accepted offer.  

Was stationed in SoCal, Okinawa, and deployed to the Philippines.An odd combo of a gym rat and a bit of a nerd.Compete in amateur strongman competitions.As far as my goals go this is copied from my profile.Task 1: Debt freeCurrently, I'm on the cusp of accomplishing my first task on this road and for me that is 100% debt free.Task 2: 6 month emergency fundMy primary occupation ebbs and flows so an emergency fund is going to be key for my financial safety and health.Task 3: Save up roughly 30kUtilizing the VA for the purchase of my first property means I won’t need a down payment but having money to invest and fix up that first property will go a long way to speeding up my success.Task 4: Buy and renovate my first multifamily property (BRRRR)My first property is up and running and providing positive cash flow.Task 5: Expand to 3 properties within 5 years still utilizing BRRRRGet those properties up and running smoothly and make them highly desirable.

So you the owner renovates the apartment is it illegal to increase the rent to market price?

We performed nearly $15,000 in repairs on this one and had it leased within 2 weeks of completion.Rented for $800 a month and Sold to a very happy investor for $70,000.Our Trust Deed Investor received an 11% return in less than 6 months and our Cash Flow investor purchased a great, renovated property with equity with an initial 10% return.

On the deal, I'm able to purchase all the homes at roughly 75-80% of the appraised value of the properties, they're all recently renovated, fully occupied with market rents.

An experienced investor with capital might be able to renovate and attract higher quality of tenants.