I've also talked to some lenders and it seems like most are not doing VA for multi units any insights on the loan aspect.

My biggest fear is messing up the financial aspect and being faced with a huge amount of debt and no way to pay it off. 

It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more.Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/usersWishing you the best!

Those aspects are influenced by desire, not so much by the nominal end result

Thats just the medical aspect.

@Ian SinclairLLCs have two aspects: taxes and legal protection.

I want to gain as much knowledge as I can with other aspects of real estate by networking and just listening to the pros.

In other words, I have this old man who is interested in seller financing but I am clueless on how I create the mortgage aspect.

Of the three-legged stool, which I alluded to in my last comment to your thread, whci you best sum up, as "Newbie looking for Hands-On Work", my experience has so far shown me, in Landlording, that the finances part of these 3, is not so central & critical, as are the other 2 legs of this stool, as in dealing with people, & dealing with the physical aspects of a Rental, as keeping it up to snuff, the way any new Renter would want to find it.

The BP community has a ton of solid information for all aspects of REI.