The spray line slowly untwists during normal use & so it slowly leaks.

So if you bought 1 property using a VA loan and then moved and wanted to get another 1 you normally would need to wait a year or have a really good explanation.Now I will tell you the secret to bypassing this.

The hard thing with this is if you did not include your renovations on your HUD then you will not normally be able to do that with a conventional type loan.Now if you wanted to go outside of traditional banks then there are many lenders that will cash you out up to your purchase and renovation without renos needing to be on the HUD. 

I mean can you increase the deposit as you increase the rent or is that the normal?

I believe this would normally apply to commercial properties, which in this case would mean those with 5 or more units. 

There has not been a single broadcast that has not provided me value or that I felt was a waste of my time.

If you are just renting it out, I am not 100% sure, but I don't think there are any problems with listing the property for rent as you normally would without issues.

So there seems to be room for decent return but I am hoping to get input about entitlement changes, pros and cons of manu homes as well as REO props (I just found out as investors we have to wait 10 days after  the listing posts to mls to put in an offer so that owner occs have the chance to buy before us-is that normal?) 

I have seen a few and they can look nice, but they are a lot more work than a normal straight floor and your wastage will have to be a lot more than 10%. 

Like Jim said the #2 strategy can get it sold and if your place is attractive enough could get it in a bidding war.As long as you are happy for selling it for whatever the normal discount off of list is then this is the best idea to move the place.