In addition, in the same chapter the authors say to "Watch Others" that "by associating with investors who are involved in the same kind of investing you want to get into, you will naturally begin to pick up on the traits that make them successful".

@Tia Wilson I would switch to a conventional loan and save the Va loan for later, that's what I did I was going to use my va loan but I had better luck switching to conventional just a hair more on the interest rate and I had to put 5% down.

Spoke with my lender about the best strategy to complete this, and refinancing the original purchase into a conventional loan seems to be the best way to go about this for several reasons:1) You can take advantage of unforced (market) appreciation2) Longer time to pay down equity naturally simply from occupying.3) High rent appreciation after refinancing and renting4) Can take advantage of tax benefits if you sell later on down the road since you occupied as your primary residenceNow for you if you have equity in the 15-20% threshold from mainly appreciation or principal paydown, I would consider looking to refinance into a conventional loan so you have even more VA eligibility.

A balmy spring breeze flowed through my hair, as I rolled down the vast expanse of New Mexico enjoying the happy buzz remaining from the family reunion I just attended in 2004.

This can usually be remedied with a hair dryer and five minutes of time.

Few notes for those who are are naturally cautious, my mother is completely onboard and I've been handling all of her affairs since then. 

Naturally, Europe is not always as good with "centralized databases" as far as RE goes (no Zillow type websites to my knowledge).

So I would like to create this post focused on thanking and being grateful and I plan to write down something each day this week.Starting off on a Sunday I would like to focus my gratitude on things with more of a spiritual nature.

@Joe S.We have used Natures Miracle for pet odor...Amazon, Petsmart, etc.

As an investment property it is more expensive up front but hopes to keep tenants happy as well as nature in an urban area.