Make sure your rents support the property while you wait and that you have a view that is further out than 36 months. 

So, if your payments are $1,000 per month, the IRS views them as $990 principal and $10 interest, even if your note states that the interest is 0%.

@Tom ThomsonI am not an attorney but my 2 cents is he does not have to return your earnest money in my opinion if he can still meet the closing date on the propertyI view it as you are terminating the agreement because you don’t like the house anymore

On July 17, he had the following to say: “I believe current data are consistent with achieving a soft landing, and I will be looking for data over the next couple months to buttress that view…While I don’t believe we have reached our final destination [for inflation], I do believe we are getting closer to the time when a cut in the policy rate is warranted.”TP: Bird Words — When it comes to armed conflict, ‘hawks’ want war and ‘doves’ want peace.

From an investment property point of view most lenders will require 20-25% DP so the VA loan advantages only go so far. 0% down in this market is risky anyways.

Take those out of the equation and view this strictly from an investors point of view and it is NO CONTEST.  

A cash out refinance is over a 30 year, lower rate and not viewed as a "credit card" aka debt risk.

I thought that was very clever from PM point of view. 

It should have a great view and be easy to get to.

Do the management companies have to view the property first?