Will the $$ you have in equity be utilized in a better way if you sell (keep in mind today's pricing), or to kick back and let your tenant (and future ones) "pay for" the condo for you.

And was wondering what is the typical length of a lease option/sandwich lease option deal in the area.

No thank you very much, I hope to spend a bit more time with my kids, plus see 1.I will readily admit that when I went in to this I was looking at how to eliminate or minimize my having to pay for utilities.

My plan is to utilize the license when buying and selling my own investment/personal properties, to help save money and one day, open up a property management company.

There aren't separate utility meters and presumably doesn't have a multi-family c of o.

A lot depends on neighborhood, tenants etc.Rent 1150Landlord utilities water/sewer/trash 2100Insurance 500Vacancy 575Taxes 3800Repairs 575

So they "helped" initially because the opportunity literally would not exist for you, if not for that agent bringing the opportunity to your attention, in the scenario you just described.Once you've closed a half dozen transactions and are finding opportunity on your own, by contrast, you just might not need an agent - those people are 100% out there and are typically great to work with.

You can typically transfer the title to the LLC through a title company for minimal fees.  

Typically creditor will lend four times the Veterans basic entitlement ($36,000 * 4 = $144,000) which makes VA loans a minimal risk, working for both the lender and borrower. 

In that range I know typically that is a weak suburban type area with lower rents and the center will have many smaller mom and type tenants ( maybe 8 to 10 plus) and financing will be tough to get ( especially if investor buyer is not local) .