-Can anyone share their personal experiences investing in these areas ? 

(This is obviously a simplification; one must consider risk, personal comfort, ability to manage, etc.).The wealth builder should always consider selling or trading his property for a property that will increase his net worth FASTER.  

I'm reducing the footprint and repricing.... finally a smart person. our floorplan for each unit we build is 668 sq ft and 2 beds for that exact same reason. people that Aren't in cheap markets don't understand. in columbus we face appraisal issues if we don't keep it as small as possible. 

Person B is the money-partner - will put up 100% of cash for the deal (ie. no financing).

If it is a VA loan the buyer is doing it shouldn't be an issue and the lender can switch to Freedom Mortgage or another military-focused mortgage bank. 

I don't recommend you bid on any as a new person.

It also stays off of your personal credit/DTI which will help you as you live your life outside of these properties.Those will be a specific set of lenders that you will want to look into as many of them have different requirements that you would have to adhere to, but overall much more of a simpler process than your conventional lenders, while being a couple of points higher in processing. 

They also tell you that you'll get Kris's personal cell phone number.. ha. yeah right. the guy legit never responds and when you call, it goes to a pre-recorded message that sounds soooo fake - its clearly not his real number and he doesn't get back to you with any valuable information.

I personally don't have enough funds to come out of pocket.

My direction is a personal choice - free and clear.If you are in a position to start saving for your first primary in a year.