I plan on living in the home as a primary resident and renting the garage apartment out to the current tenant that is paying 650 for rent currently.

So it’s a lot, but I think Cleveland is large enough (area has over 2M residents) that unless you’re near the stadium I don’t think it would have a huge effect.  

An EB-5 Visa will allow me to obtain a green card and permanent residency.

May be hard to find a tenant for that big of a unit.Some tips I would have is to screen new tenants properly, start forming a team and networking with not only real estate professionals (attorneys, accountants, brokers, handymen), but also local residents by attending the community meetings.

This implies a duplex to quad local to where you are going to live because you are required to reside in one of the units to use the VA loan.Do you want to live in Nashville or Cleveland? 

I do not reside in these markets.

My understanding of the strategy is that you would find a good investment property, increase its value and stabilize it, and then refinance.Pulling out cash from your primary residence tax-free can be great, as long as you are getting a better return than the additional interest you are paying.

But if you do, you'll have 2 addresses....one for the resident agent (google it) and one for your mailing address.

Then sell at 5 years to meet the primary residence requirements. 

Scenario:I sell my house on owner financing for 200k with a 40K deposit. Would the new buyer be getting a loan for 200k or 160k?Help with this would be great.