Nick, are you referring to a HELOC on your primary home then using it to buy an investment property?

I am trying to take a HELOC on my primary home for a down payment for my very first rental property.

Buy a new primary at a better rate and rent out your current primary?

. - is your Primary home and the investment property that you want to build on the same Tax ID parcel?

Foreclosure auctions is the primary means for me to acquire.

It does not apply to 1- or 2-unit properties.Income Calculation: To conduct the test, FHA requires that the estimated rental income from all units, including the one in which the borrower will reside (if the borrower is not occupying the unit as their primary residence), be calculated.

If you can get a primary residence rate on it and STR it when you move out, you'd probably be sitting pretty. 

Once you're 18 with two years of job history, you can start by househacking with a primary and renting out any spare rooms or part of the house.

Would I be able to do a 1031 if I’m buying a primary property with an ADU that I would use as a short term rental?

Is the property your primary residence or 100% paid off?