I would figure $.30 psf per month for utilities including internet.Property tax will be approximately .25 of one percent of the home’s value, per year.  

If so you can look into Cash Re-Fi (not as popular these days with high rates) OR look into Home Equity Loan / Home Equity Line of Credit.

Seems to be in the home stretch for city wide approval. 

The farther you are from home the more time it will take to get your team, manage them, and monitor.  

Ithaca is like another planet.STRENGTHS-  appreciation is pretty much guaranteed, no matter how crummy your property is-  student housing isn't restricted, they'll live anywhere-  having an ivy league school means there's a lot of money flying around-  rent is high-  tons of development and growth going on-   strong STR performance outside the city properWEAKNESSES-  almost absurdly high prices-  similarly absurdly low cap rates-  pesky annual inspections required on multifamily properties-  most deals happen behind closed doors, and agents tend to be very unhelpful-  5-7% cap rates typical, sometimes lowerSummary: Ithaca is a great market to park your money in and wait.

I am looking into a multi-family property and I am curious whether or not the VA home loan has a limit I could use?

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To be clear, this is for primary homes only.

We went 'against the grain' of the typical cabin in the area - which are typically all wood, rustic and have not had much updates in many years.

Within the next 2-3 years I plan on buying my first home.