You have already fulfilled your 12 month occupancy requirement with the 9 years you have lived there, so you don't owe them anything more.You have just discovered a great way of acquiring rentals with minimal investment! 

But besides that, let’s say I bought it using the VA loan & live in it (share the house with my parents) even though I would need to fulfill the occupancy requirements before renting out..

Both can be fulfilling and both can be disastrous...

I learned quite a bit about opportunities for home buyers in the past few years and helping these people has both provided money for my family my "why" and given me fulfillment. 

you have to live in for one year otherwise you are not fulfilling the requirements set by the bank

Searchbug.com (my employer) is a California skip tracing company that can fulfill nationwide.

Those roles tend to play to our strengths, so we both enjoy fulfilling those roles. 

I am looking to get my first rental property under my belt and begin to fulfill my goal of 30-50 properties in the next 25 years.

I am looking to get my first rental property under my belt and begin to fulfill my goal of 30-50 properties in the next 25 years.

This may be more vital to my community and possibly more fulfilling for me.Best of luck!