Full disclosure, I am a Bank on Yourself Professional and would be happy to tell you more about it and determine if it is right for your situation.Hey Stephanie, Although rare there are HELOCs available for Non Owner Occupied investment properties(NOO), we write them all the time at Lower.com.2 points of consideration (1) Usually the Loan To Value you can borrow is slightly lower on a NOO. (2) If you do take it out on a primary you want to make sure you intend to own and occupy for 12 months

If this is a primary residence you may want to consider a 12 months bank statement program.

Hi Blake & Cody, Here's the breakdown of my experience with getting a HELOC on my primary from Lower.com.

Once you have a primary residence, I'd move a a lot slower on the second investment property. 

You need to focus on your primary residence and your W2 income. 

Written by attorney investors, it's full of practical advice about the management of investment property, has sample forms that can be edited, and - most importantly - tells you what your primary state laws are and where you can read them.

I am against being too leveraged and moving to acquire properties too quickly, but we are talking about your primary residence.  

Some of these other options you listed are decisions based on how you want to live and how you feel about having strangers in your primary house and aren't something we can tell you to do. 

I sold rentals and my primary in the San Francisco area a few years ago when we moved to Wa.

I live in Texas and have one primary residence and eligible to get another property in June (1 year mark).