Time and experience has taught me to simply not rent to unrelated individuals.

We scheduled the home inspection a few days later, which came back clean & had listed the issues we had already identified during the initial walk-through - it was extremely helpful having a REA that also invests in real estate, manages his own properties and knows what to look for during a home inspection. 

I would simply be putting the money aside to save for the next purchase.

Identify the new properties.

@Jennifer Turner Not sure of conventional loans for 5% down or less, but I can confirm that FHA/ FHA 203K loans are not simply for first time home buyers You’re just not allowed to have more than one owner occupant loan at the same time.

:@Krishonda Johnson you should Google "executive general realty".And you should probably find another career path @Jason There's no reason for her to find another career path, she's simply seeking help.  

I found out the hard way that if you are literally within 100 miles of a property you already own, then FHA will NOT give you a loan.Here's what you can do.Wait until you get to your next duty station and then use the fha loan  orGet a loan through Navy Federal Credit Union (You do not have to be in the Navy, you simply need to be on active duty in any branch of the military or honorably discharged)....yes they will let you go zero down with no PMI and you can use it while you have a VA loan in place.

Looking to grow and scale so I would be open to collaborating, partnering, or simply making friends.

Of course by buying it off the market through these mailers at under value costs (either 70% rule or the 2% rule) or just simply wholesaling the 4 plex that i can get under contract at a good deal to local investors.

I file taxes in Canada, so looking at the US market would simply mean filing again, but I imagine that's nothing too complex for an accountant to advise on.