So, I've read quite a bit about real estate over the past few months and I'm really wanting to pull the trigger and get my first rental property soon and was looking for suggestions on where to begin, or if i should buy a primary residence first.A little about me:I currently live in Louisville, KY.

There is a residency requirement if you're going FHA, and you don't want to be caught not living on the premises. 

Hi Bryan,I suggest looking into the equity in your current residence to see if you may have some equity on the table.

The only difference is that usually the farmer lives in the house and when they sell we take the allocation for the amount of the house and yards and the farmer gets that profit tax free from the 121 primary residence exemption.The remainder of the farm land the farmer 1031 exchanges into other investment real estate and defers all tax on the sale. 

Can anyone recommend lenders who count income from house hacking in the their DTI calculations for refinancing the primary residence it happens in?

However, I already had my primary residence at that point.

I can get a heloc on my current resident, but that is the only option for me personally to come up with any sort of money.

I can get a heloc on my current resident, but that is the only option for me personally to come up with any sort of money.

Thinking about how to minimize risk on current residence, while maximizing its appreciation to purchase a rental property... 

My property resides in CT.