There are numerous books, podcasts, and online resources available to help you become a more knowledgeable investor.By following these steps and staying disciplined in your approach, you can successfully house hack using your VA loan and build a solid foundation for your real estate investment portfolio.

@Petr Anisimov @Donnie N.Petr, you nailed it with your explanation. 

.- No, you can't -See the answer above and further explanation on LTV belowCan I refinance and pull out 85% and keep down only 15%?

But you also don't owe them an explanation - in most cases its usually best just to tell them that unfortunately the application could not be approved and leave it at that.

Here in Denver I think we have 3-4 groups that have numerous posts a day.

You can only have one in a city/location- you would need a very clear explanation of a job change to another location to do another owner occupied loan.

I made no such mention of that verbiage in my above explanation. 

Thank you for a great explanation Steve.I know zillow was never on mark but I just wondered how far.You and all the others have cleared ot up nicely!

Colorado and numerous counties have been imposing restrictions on nightly rentals and continue to get more restrictive.

If you're really just getting started and you are trying to narrow down a list of potential markets, there are numerous publications that provide reports on everything from employment to housing to trends to major changes within cities, etc.