We have a giant % of home owners in exceptionally low rate locked mortgages.

Your property is highly unlikely to appreciate enough during 2-3 years to pay the 5%-6% realtor's fee (paid by the seller) in addition to the closing costs (both buying & selling) and any staging fees.When military families inevitably transfer off the island, they’re not able to cover all of the landlording expenses either.House-hack on Oahu and buy your investment rental properties elsewhere.Side note:  if it's any consolation, the VA has lifted their lending limit on loans originating after 2019. 

Every fiscal study I’ve read about says sports teams do NOT make a notable positive difference in a city’s economy.

I'm sorry if i was not able to clearly verbalize, as I am definitely not a tax expert.

Not 1 multi family available in my county to house hack, and am not able to relocate due to dependent family members and my job.

I have tried to use TransUnion's SmartMove but I think because there isn't an actual address at this point I'm not able to add the property.  

All it takes is one week with an air bubble and no oversight, and you will have a giant ice cube.In addition, I agree that you can expect minimal lawn care from the average tenant.

When that happens, they are not able to retain residents. 

One thing, if you do wind up with tenants not able to pay, your priority will be to get them out before getting money from them....not saying you shouldn't try but if push comes to shove make sure they are gone. protracted fight can hurt you more than them right now.Getting rid of the Heloc would be a big win, even if you take a small loss now.

The first thing I pointed out was the giant cracks at the corner.