Switzerland does impose some restrictions on foreign and non-residents buying property but you can still buy and several members of my family actually own property there.

It has to be your primary residence to be able to use your VA loan.

Investment Info:Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

I always loved having an HELOC on my primary residence as the answer for me. 

I could be wrong but I thought I saw that Sacramento requires primary residence for the owner for STR.Do you live in Sacramento or nearby ?

Talk to residents, potential buyers and renters to see what their thoughts are regarding home values in the areas. 

You could do something like what you want if it was your personal primary residence and even then the interest rate would be ugly. 

Hello I needed some advice about my idea. I am located in new york city. I am looking to buy a condo or apartment in nyc five borough area or any neighbouring counties( Long Island, Westchester). The reason is because...

Several options you can explore to get the down payment capital: Solo401k; HELOC on personal residence or from equity of the SFR; Cash Value Life Insurance Policy; Business Credit; Private Lenders, to name a few.

Depending on comfort and cash, it might be a viable option as you can build equity and then sell without having capital gains, assuming it's your primary residence and you've lived there for 2 years.