@Drew Sygit Cool thanks I'll look into DSR loans! 

The cool part about house hacking it too at 100% VA disability is I won't be paying the taxes on it while living there so that offsets the monthly cost a bit until I get something else to rent it out fully.

You can do some really cool, unique, and creative designs with containers.Do seniors want to build/buy in a rural area vs city area? 

The rental market here seems to be cooling and it's hard to pencil deals even if I rent by the room to achieve higher than average rents.

Essentially you are creating future tax free income by being able to roll over these losses.If your income is between $100,000 and $150,000, a portion of that $150 loss is deductible and the rest rolls forward.If your income is less than $100,000, your loss is fully deductible - and THAT's the cool thing about rental income. 

Cool thanks!

That's cool and all but A&E isn't exactly known for quality programming.

Very cool @Glenn McCrorey Think you will be glad you did.

Some markets will still stay competitive, while others could cool off significantly.

The cool thing is you have multiple strategys and just because you choose one, does not mean you cannot switch to another one - maybe one fits your short term goals and another one helps down the line with long term goals.