Best advice to you would be to use that VA loan as many times as you can and buy primary residences for a year, rent them out and then buy something else with the VA!

@Nick Henry this also comes down to how much time you have available and how much effort you are able to put into purchasing a home or building and doing renovations and then finding quality residents to live and take care of your asset.

If you have not flipped a home, do not have a rental property, and do not own a primary residence, you may have a hard time getting into lending.

I don't even mention interest.I did this recently and the guy picked the higher price with him carrying the mortgage for 5 years with no interest.Turns out a probate for one of his parents needed to be done so we are paying for this.

Research the Market:It's essential to comprehend the local real estate market before you start flipping residences.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Okemos.

Purchase price: $350,000 Cash invested: $50,000 Sale price: $550,000 I acquired this property in 2015 and used it as my primary residence for two years.

I always loved having an HELOC on my primary residence as the answer for me. 

.: I'm looking into alternative ways to sell a rundown house for my parents.

Is that amount worth risking at this time potentially having to pay from your primary residence?