I am buying a 20 Just east of Butte currently and access is the primary thing I look at. 

Should i focus on purchasing a primary residence or look into out of state investment property? 

If it's a primary it creates opportunities for a HELOC.

Now with the 70k you can either pay off the first rental again, pay off the additional amount you put on your primary residence or use that money to scale and buy more.

I've only heard about NARPM here on BP; which isn't saying a lot.I agree that NARPM might not be the primary avenue for growing your business through referrals.

I would like to retain this house and turn it into a mid-term or long-term furnished rental.I would like to move out of that house and into a bigger primary residence which would likely be a $750-850k purchase price.

So, if interest rates are a buyer’s primary roadblock, then I recommend seeking opportunities to negotiate a rate buydown at a seller’s expense or looking at new construction, where builders are offering rate reductions and other substantial incentives.What if I’m a seller?

I am owner of my primary house, have excellent credentials, but I am unsatisfied with my passive income and potential to become owner in 20 years of a self financing house elsewhere. 

Do you doe them on primary houses only or also on investment properties? 

We support a lot of VA investors with multi family acquisitions has to be a primary residence, (live in one and rent the others) and can utilize the income to qualify.