Needing to flip as quickly as possible. 

Turnkey investments are not made to be short-term, so exiting only a few years in isn't ideal and will likely result in them losing money unless the market has shot up a ton very quickly (where is this prop, btw?).

I'm Andrew Geib, currently I'm working as a lean six sigma engineer based in the Aurora/Naperville area. 1) Favorite real estate book: just picked up Rich Dad Poor Dad for the first time2) Favorite non-real estate book: Freakonomics3) Advice for new investors: seeing as I am a new to real estate, get started now rather than later. 4) Hobbies: cars, I autocross my daily driver whenever I can, I'm resorting a classic mustang, and I frequently go to car shows all across Chicagoland. 

I may have to go back at 3 AM, but it goes quick.

Using VA loans for investment properties can get sticky quickly and once you have mutliple properties it will likely confuse most people...lenders included.1. 

I just have the type of mentality to just do things quick and get results.

Quick question.

Alternatively, you could sell the property for some quick cash and then use that as down payment on another property.Good luck

My first instinct is to go for the 15-year mortgage because I can build equity more quickly and I would avoid being highly-leveraged on my personal residence.

Let's pretend it's a generous 1 yr CD with no early withdrawal penalty.7 year CD: 2% and penalized six months of interest if you pull funds out early.If you pull funds out after exactly 12 months, it's a wash:1 yr CD @ 1 yr: $10k * 1% = $100.7 yr CD @ 1 yr with penalty: $10k * 2% - [$10k * 2% / 2] = $100.After 18 months...1 yr CD @ 1.5 years: $10k * 1% * 1.5 years = $150.7 yr CD @ 1.5 years and penalized six months of interest: $10k * 2% * 1.5 years - [$10k * 2% * 0.5 years] = $200.So there's your low risk / low reward "CD hacking" tip of the day to get rich by earning an extra $50 on $10k after a year and a half.