I just fully deploy it in recession proof activities like lease to own & some metals for insurance & upside during a crash!

It all has to do with your time horizon, the deal you can find to deploy the cash into and your long term goals. if you anticipate using the cash flow to live on at some point or bearing retirement the lower loan amount and less doors probably serves you best.

Or are there other strategies I can deploy?

Unfortunately I will be deploying soon being in the military.

Does anyone have further info or how these loans are being deployed? 

I suggest you wait until you return from your deployment to purchase.

You went through boot camp, deployed, and served your country for that va loan.

Bring on equity investors to secure the dirt and front the costs associated with getting phase 1 shovel ready. 1a (depending on experience and local lending environment) Deploy additional equity capital to do the horizontal (roads, sewage, sitework) 2.

As equity grows, you can deploy it to buy an investment property or pay down debt.Hope this helps...

It might be worth selling now if you can deploy your profit into another property (or two) that will generate greater cash flow.