If I decide to go with Chase bank for financing for my first primary residence (house hack), I'll have this loan to consider alongside the FHA loan.

Plus, working alongside @Gualter Amarelo everyday would be worth it alone!

Good luck, you've chosen the right asset class, now educate yourself, seek some equity partners to come along side of you, and then execute. 

Looking for referrals or suggestions for a company that would work well with out of state investors and work along side use from our first property in the area to the preverbal last.

I have been working alongside my fathers company for the last three years buying and holding single family homes for renting.

Most agree that that a trust setup alongside an LLC is the best way to avoid the due-on clause however your name is still out there, it doesn't remove the trace of your personal interest in a given property, only hides it. 

Until you realize you were in over head and the two solutions were BK or continue.I (family & kids) would have been happier if I were a carpenter along side Joseph :grin:

As a result, I chose real estate investing as my long-term wealth building vehicle to drive along side my professional career in public accounting.

What is more normally recommended is that a Lease is issued alongside a Purchase Agreement OPTION.

They're one of the commodity Agency loans alongside FHA, USDA, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac.For 2-4 unit properties, one 'downside' to the VA loan is that it kind of frowns on multi-unit properties.