First, I recommend that you leverage your VA loan and find a property that you can house hack, preferably a small residential multi-family.

Was looking at laundromats, and turns out customers prefer them in strips with a dozen stores, rather than smaller commercial properties or free standing ones where they can do something while there clothes are being washed. 

Good morning Michael,For a faster and smoother sale where you can earn top dollar for the property, I'd recommend selling vacant.If you prefer to keep the tenants in place and sell "as-is", you will have to sell at a number that makes sense to a rental property investor in that market.

I'm in Utah where it's a little bit tough to get into real estate right now and I realized that almost everybody here is struggling to get a house. I've got a draft business model which is essentially helping people h...

If you want to self manage then investing locally will save you the 10-14% management cost which will significantly increase your return.You may consider other niches in your local market.

This may sound crazy to you all and the topic at hand does not really fit the niche on this site.

Also, I can connect you with a few of my preferred lenders here in The Valley that can help you figure out the financing part.

But I have a small nest egg that I'm ready to use now to invest in *preferably* a quadruplex that I can be an owner occupant at least for a year or two.But I'm here in Atlanta and I can forget about investing my less than $100k in a quad only because there doesn't seem to be any for sale that cheap.

To give myself a maximum price of what I can buy, I’ve been basing it off of the monthly mortgage that I’d prefer to stay at or under ($1600).

Invest in yourself to learn and find your niche.