@Bobby Short Depending on the equity you have on your primary residence you might be able to find a lender to finance the property in CR with your primary residence as collateral.

Rent to price ratios, # of new building permits vs new residents.

out of state is more difficult than advertised. do you already own a primary residence? 

The property either has to be zoned a commercialZoning or - you have to own both HPR parcels and have one be a primary residence .

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

Welcome to the site and glad to see another fellow Westchester Resident.

Investment Info:Single-family residence other investment.

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!

Gaining a risk-free property, with a long-term resident there to pay down your fees, etc, with a property management company in place to hold your hand along the way and making sure your property is kept up with. 

Hey guys I'm looking to buy a 2nd property in the L.A area and I want to know what the better strategy would be: 1. sell my primary residence and buy a duplex so I can do a house hack OR 2. do a cash out refinance to house hack for said duplex.