dont gamble with your parents retirement. side note if you do this on your own you will be a better investor than if you were handed the money and you will feel more accomplished, good luck.

No,you are not required to pay the buyers closing costs by the VA or any bank loan.It is a sales tactic.They are already getting a no money down loan from the VA and now want you to pay the rest of it for them to make it a home run of a deal for them.Simply counter to them by stating you will pay none of the closing costs.They are gambling that the house doesn't have any other offers and won't anytime soon and are trying to force you into making less money.Everything is negotiable.Offer 1/2 the costs if you want.Also remember that the VA is notoriously slow to fund the deals and escrow can take up to 60 long days to finish with no guarantee they will be approved until the end.

Website optimization was a gamble because of the cost, but on the buying side, it paid off.

Can't wait to learn and start my adventure into the real estate. 

Maybe my friends can make it.Thanks for reading and I look forward to really starting on my real estate adventure.

Linval thank you for all those articles, just finished reading them all, very excited to start this new adventure.

Thanks @Tom Ott, I plan on making the most of this adventure.

Good luck on your REI adventures and wherever you are hearing all this information, maybe stop reading or talking to those people.

Quote from @James Gamble: Quote from @Joe Summer: Quote from @Greg O'Brien: @Luis Espinoza I would say you are better off finding a good asset protection/biz attorney and CPA combo.

I think the house prices will rise even more so people who pay a premium now will at least get to break-even, but that is gambling in my opinion and not a way an investor works.