I was a very active reader here but I decided to try and engage in conversation here.

There are some specific criteria and stipulations (6 months cash reserves, etc) but it might be something worth looking into further. http://www.vanewsblog.com/2012/08/va-loan-reader-q...http://www.benefits.va.gov/warms/pam26_7.asp

Any reader of the Compound Effect will see the power and value of small increases in rent.  

If anyone has any other resources to suggest, I am an avid reader.

Save it to my iPhone and use a PDF reader to read the book.

Sorry Bay Area readers, your $1.2m fourplex house hack will still need to be FHA 3.5% down w/ FHA MI.You will sign a document promising to live in the home for 12 months.

If you are a reader, read the book "The Miracle Morning" by Hal Enrod.

In The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down, active real estate investor and co-host of the BiggerPockets Podcast, Brandon Turner takes readers past the hype and dives into real life strategies that investors across the world are using to invest in real estate using creativity - instead of their own cash.Get the book today!

If I were you, I would listen to the podcasts that are geared towards flipping and see what works best for you and also what kind of properties you want to get into (single family, duplex-fourplexe, apartment complexes, commercial) and also what area of the market you want to work (low, mid, or high).If you are a reader there are quite a few books available through here, J Scott wrote a few and there is the Ultimate Beginners Guide.Hope this helps

Hi All,I'm a new investor located in Orange County, CA and a long-time reader  (but first-time poster) here at BiggerPockets.