That is the question, as refinancing may not solve the conventional loan issue. also many conventional loans require a seasoning period of 3-6 months.

@Robin Cornacchio  Theoretically you could but your ira doesn’t have any credit so nobody will likely extend credit to it. 

I plan on extending my wings far and wide in terms of location.

Some landlords offered more expensive rent for a 9 month period but the math didn't really make sense (half month savings at most) compared to a standard 12 month lease. 

But if you buy four $200K houses then it's apples to apples and you're not going to fall behind.For what it's worth, I'd be concerned that if you over extend yourself buying a primary home you'll create a larger scale issue than just being house poor.

It might depend on if owner died prior to the redemption period was over and possibly if prior to your quite title action  

Helocs (as opposed to heloans) are interest-only for a period of time, usually 10 years, so during that time the monthly payment is lower on a DTI calculation than a first position mortgage with the same balance.  

At 0 completed rehabs in the last 3-years you'd be looking at 75% of the purchase price + 100% of rehab with no prepayment penalty periods.

Your service grants you a great opportunity and your VA benefits can extend to multiple properties and you can discuss that with your VA lender.

Period!