I purchased it with a HELOC so higher interest debt until I can cash out refi.

Torn between using my VA loan or use my investment property below to help fund my deal.Been losing deals left and right due to the owner occupied rule with VA.I have about 30k in savings, 30k retirement fund, no debt, low expenses (living with parents until find a place)I Own (under my name) a 5 unit mixed use building (4 residential, 1 commercial) fully occupied.

Same reason a bank wants to get as many debt guarantors as they can.

Luckily, it's directly spelled out in our governing documents that assessment debt can't be passed from previous owners to new owners. 

I confirmed that his parents had no debt on the property. 

Find a good property being totally mismanaged - offer to purchase 60% and take operational control selling your property management expertise and future profitability, providing property owner/seller with enough cash to pay off his pressing debts keeping current loan in place. 

I dealt with it on another debt fund I used to run.

CA has the AITD  and its a robust  debt instrument that is designed for these transactions.

It considers factors relevant to renting, like payment history and outstanding debt, so a low ResidentScore can indicate a higher rental risk even if it’s not a traditional credit score.For declining an application due to a low score, here’s a respectful and straightforward way to word your response:---**Dear [Applicant’s Name],**Thank you for your interest in renting [Property Address].

Otherwise with no income you are looking into just buying all cash or using a loan called Debt to ratio income to purchase investment properties where you use the rent to cover your mortgage but you will need to put down at least 25% down of the purchase price.