You can buy a single family home, live in it for a year, then rent it out afterwards, and that would effectively be an investment property after you moved out, but you also got the more beneficial terms of it being a primary residence loan.You could buy a single family home and rent out bedrooms while you are living there, and that would effectively be an investment property, but again, you have the more beneficial terms of a primary residence loan.I wouldn't get caught up so much on if a property you buy is an investment immediately so much as I would focus on what your goals are and how each purchase would be step towards your goals, whether that is house hacking or just buying investment properties you don't live in. 

If my primary residence has $500k HELOC, could I use it to purchase a 2nd primary residence and rent out the first one?

I tend to pay back within 6 months, so my score bounces up pretty close to the original score after the final payment is made.

As I bounce around from one idea to the next, I was wondering if anyone in the community has been successful with starting up a short term business in the Dominican Republic?

I have found a couple but they want me to insure my primary as well as the rental.

Many investors balance their primary careers with real estate, and your flexibility with four days off a week is a big advantage.

Then using the recoup to fund my primary residence BRRRR to then fund my transition into SFR BRRRR.

Essentially, I am looking to see if there is anyone who works at a brokerage where that is their primary focus I was hoping someone on here could direct me on who that might be.

but I’m starting to reconsider .Eating the Capital Gains will hurt a bit but we can apply the profit made towards some tax debt as well and then apply more $ to our primary condo out here and get relief of the PMI.OR do a 1031 .However, most people say an intermediary is necessary .I need to do research on how much someone charged for a 1031 .

I've been exploring options for a multifamily property, single-family homes, and even a luxury condo that could work as an Airbnb.My primary goal is to find an investment that has good potential for profit and tax benefits for this year.