Again, I highly recommend being above board with both parties and have strong written agreements in place. 

You want to make sure you have strong personal and business savings to weather renovations and capital expenses.

So you can think of the service they provide as some kind of aggregator who earns a fee based on transactions alone which aligns the platforms interests with volume, possibly at the expense of outcomes.

Strong deals will find money.

Strong deals will find money.

Have you found that there is a strong price-to-rent ratio? 

Have a strong lease and enforce it.

You can learn a lot on here and from books, and I would strongly suggest you do both, so you can go into your first property first confidence, which comes with knowledge.

My wife and I currently live on post but we are strongly considering purchasing a duplex or triplex in Anchorage for $500k to $650k with a VA loan to live in one unit and rent the other(s).

My name is Chris Campbell and I'm an aspiring investor in San Antonio, TX.The real estate market is strong here across residential (single and multi-family), commercial and land development.