VA loans are the only loans that allow this, and there is no rate penalty for it no longer being your primary home.With that in mind, you could do a cash out refinance today at a higher rate than current market rates which will create profit on the loan, we can take that profit to pay for your closing costs.

Unfortunately, I don't have one in my mind.

for folks in So cal  I think Vegas is a great choice   1. you can drive there   keep in mind flying to other parts of the country to check on property is going to eat up 1 months rent if you go annually.2.

Also keep in mind as time goes on typically your yield will increase because of the rent growth. 

We have a lot of investors that are way more flexible.Would you mind sharing your better options?

Keep in mind that owning rental properties, even if it is a house hack, means operating a business and thus should be treated as one, respectively.

Quote from @Jonathan Cooper: Quote from @Nate Marshall: Quote from @Jonathan Cooper: it may be worth it, but keep in mind it is only for sub2, so it certainly will not be enough to give you the proper knowledge for real estate investing Truth.

Keep in mind of the I/O(payments/period) and game plan on how fast you'd like to pay it down. 

Okay I'll keep that in mind.

If you don't mind, could you explain the issues you ran across with permits.