Or perhaps section 8 that is usually guaranteed income?

Unless your LLC has a strong existing financial history, any bank will require you to personally guarantee the mortgage, no matter how you hold title (LLC or personal).

Kind of like a government handout - why would anyone work harder for something that's guaranteed?

An inspector is usually only responsible to refund his fee if you later find out he missed too much, so the inspector is NOT the guarantee all is well.

Cash for keys may be your best option, but there are no guarantees.

So if they made a loan to an LLC for $200K, fine, it's dead money, unless they think making 2.75% a year is a great return.Yes, the bank can make the loan to an LLC and have you personally guarantee it which is what they did with my SBA loan.

For example, if you buy a primary residence at duty station #1, live in it for a couple of years, and then rent it out when you transfer...You could then buy a second primary residence at duty station #2 with your remaining VA eligibility (which will be reduced by the amount used to guarantee house #1, and comes with a ton of red tape). 

Second, see what your options are for guaranteed rent - Section 8, housing credit/vouchers, etc. 

If the sellers pay your closing costs which is possible but not guaranteed. your minimum cash would be the down payment of 10,500.   

@Prabesh Giri it isn't really part of the strategy but it isn't a terrible idea to have money in stocks, but capital gains aren't guaranteed when you find a property you want to buy.