Not supposed to according to VA guidelines.

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There are guidelines of how long you need to live in the property and under what conditions you can move.

pretty much any lender that follows regular conventional guidelines could do these, however the pricing with just 15% down is not the best and if you are able, likely better to put a little more down for better terms. 

Texas does have some general HELOC and second loan cash out restrictions with many lenders..Check in with @Joseph Chiofalo for specific guidelines. 

You could rent it out but if you house hack again it needs to be at least 100 miles away from the current residence per FHA guidelines.

I will look at the HUD guidelines.

The 350k will earn 15-20k/yr recouping a good portion of the gambled amount. if that works out do it again.

If you're OK with a gamble for higher % gains, that's what we have done with a big chunk of our cash.

I'd probably have better odds going to a casino and gambling.