You don't want to lose your rate on the house you are living in now unless you want to sell it so since that is an owner-occupied, you need to stay there and save up the 20 percent for the second property based on what you said.

If I sold, I think it would be by a hair that I can offload the property for the balance despite a tax value of $440,000, but it would get it off my books completely and free up my VA loan to purchase again. 

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I sometimes wonder if people just feel lazy dumping their money into an index fund in the stock market and actually using all that free time to go out and live life.

There is also a short and clear path to owning a rental property free and clear.

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Now I realize that not all situations will go exactly as planned but it is important to have a realistic plan from the beginning based on past results.Ivan, Hopefully this post was helpful to you in that it helped you consider different options based on your personal situation and real estate investing goals.

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However, the current market environment with relatively very high interest rates (7.37x increase of the 10-year treasury in 40 months from 2020-2024), and the slow recovery coming out of the Pandemic for the city make this a great opportunity to do just that, with many positive market factors on the horizon.In my opinion, right now is a great time to purchase a value add multifamily asset at an attractive basis, refinance in the coming years as we are now moving into a falling rate environment, receiving your tax-free refinance proceeds from the forced appreciation coming from renovations, the spike in market rent growth, lower vacancy, and compressing cap rates during the stabilization period, The macro factors for the DC Metro and for multifamily overall should contribute to a multifamily asset in the area being a safe and lucrative long-term investment as well.Other Notable Developments in the D.C.