It looks like you've already done some research regarding multi families in your new location- keep researching and specifically talk to the agents and find out if the properties you are interested in would pass a VA appraisal (many don't).  

Although I disagree with that reasoning, I think there is some merit to her arguments as I tend to have a lot of free time that I could be taking action rather than  just talking and dreaming about the life I want.

I talked about some of this stuff on the podcast if you want to check out the link below.

Good Morning, I am talking with potential renters about my 3 bedrooms home.

Send me a DM and I would be happy to talk about it in detail. 

I ended up approaching a small local bank in town and talked to the commercial lending department.  

Talk with as many banks as you can to get the best loan terms.

I live a little north of dallas and trying to find a group of people to talk with about real estate in my area.

Happy to talk if you have any further questions.

@Brad PierceDefinitely a huge topic and I'm not an expert, but there's significant content in a book called "Tax Free Wealth" by Tom Wheelwright (I believe).In that book he talks about the significant tax advantages of real estate and how some of them get cancelled out if you invest through an IRA.