Then I have a guy that does the install for me he real reasonable and quick.  

Im not asking for a mentor, but maybe a quick tip on what to lookout for and what to consider from anyone with VA loan first time investor experience or knowledge. 

The tenant is a quick service restaurant and is corporate entity.  

-run those on any property you find in San Diego and you'll find out pretty quickly that you're going to be in the negative.

Since I do not have access to the MLS have been recording properties as they are sold in my farm in the Luzerne County.  

I'm making a quick visit to Birmingham from Oakland on Sept 7 to Sept 10.

If you saved as much as you could from your day job, how quickly could you pay off those loans?

Part of me wants to use the HELOC first, then do a refi after construction is completed so I will have access to more equity, then turn that into a down payment for another property.

@Nadia Santacruz I've grown up in Cincinnati and like @Todd Dexheimer said it is a very street to street ..... but you can pretty much say that about every city in the midwest... for example, Todd thinks Walnut Hills is a "Dicey" area, but it's quickly gentrifying, and many think it's primed to be the next Oakley, OTR, Hyde Park, etc.

They have access to various sources.