I starting in REI in February 2018 when I turned my previous primary residence into a rental and became a landlord and soon after bought a turn key rental in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Credit score is in the low 700sI'm looking for a new primary and would like to use this as a rental. 

I've also been told it's difficult to do a heloc if it's not your primary residence.

I have run into a wall that has made it impossible for me to update my company profile:"Primary-category-company-id Type is required."

W 61.34 effectively stops investors from working directly with owner-occupied and/or primary residences who are in foreclosure or may go into foreclosure.

Tried Buildium, but it referred me to different platforms, it did not look very convenient.I would like to make application process/  lease signing/rent payment easy for applicants and for me.Zillow is on the way to build all the functionality, but they are not there yet. 

cost of loan on primary home would outweigh potential income on investment property over 30 year life of loan. trying to figure out way that makes sense!

We plan to rent out our now primary residence and live and fix up this other home.Is it a bad idea to shop for refinance and pick the best deal or will most be equal. 

I work a lot with @John Warren who is part of 2nd City and the whole team is very knowledgeable and investor friendly...that is their primary focus.

Appreciation would be nice but cash flow is the primary goal.