We feel like this gives us a pretty good background to start, but by no means do we think we know everything we need to yet.The area around UCF has improved quite a bit in the last 10 years and home prices have risen considerably, but it seems like there are still some promising areas to find deals.

Read your original post to a person who started this thread. 

As a reminder, bonus depreciation started to phase out in 2023.

Sometimes its easier to knock down and start over. :)

If you're interested in multi-family, I highly recommend starting out with multi-family with your first VA loan as it will be easier to get a single family residence after that.If you decide to pursue multi-family, you'll want to ensure that each unit is separately metered for utilities (water, gas, heat, electricity, etc.) as this is a requirement under VA financing.  

Charleston RE market definitely not an easy market to start with compared to other markets I've been analyzing deals on.

We decided to buy up to the bigger 4/3 fixer house in the cornfields, and the leaky pipes (and now 4 kids total!)

Meaning they buy the materials and provide the labor and then make a receipt showing the total.

Start by talking to your bank to find out how the debt impacts your ability to borrow and what your options are.

Congratulations on starting your investment journey.