They'll sell you leads at a very high cost - but unless you buy a crazy expensive program, 4 agents get the same lead simultaneously. 

I've navigated having two active VA home loans simultaneously.

With what little I know I believe this presents a fantastic opportunity for myself to set a couple properties under contract and assign and/or simultaneously close said contracts.I will be seeking access to pofs, transactional funding, private lenders, and/or investor partner, hard money when necessary.

Any ideas on how to get this equity loan and mortgage accomplished simultaneously? 

Treasuries and HYSA are paying well now, but if and when the FED starts reducing rates this will decrease the yield on those investments while simultaneously increasing property values (low rates = increased demand = increased prices). 

You can do both simultaneously on the same transaction.  

One of the real estate Facebook groups I scan through occasionally has been loaded with people posting asking for a place to rent, while simultaneously looking for ammunition (and being egged on by others in the comments) to refuse to leave their current rental due to covid..

It's always a good idea to speak with multiple lenders, which I would suggest to you.I'm assuming your lender said you need to rent out your existing home because most likely your DTI won't qualify you for two mortgage simultaneously.

We're able to analyze the entire market (single family and small multifamily) simultaneously, and then sort the best properties from there.  

Simultaneously there has been significant upward pressure on 'regulations' that have eliminated the affordable auto options like Saturn and old (not current) Kia and Hyundai which were basic and cheap.