This would be my primary residence.

This will be our primary residence so we're looking for more than just cash flow.

Value is generally tied to location,tenant type, rental increases, strength of guaranty, and length of primary lease term with no early termination rights.By the way it doesn't matter if the company has 1,000 locations.You could have parent corp. guarantee, subsidiary of say 100 locations, or they set up LLC for just that one location.

I am sentimental about this house because it was my primary home but I am more sentimental about losing money 🙂.

I’m looking to tap into my primary home’s equity to purchase a buy and hold.

This individual states that if we own a primary property that we reside in, we cannot for any reason buy a rental property and alternatively live in one of these units and put our primary residence up for rent and have it considered owner-occupied because we already own one property. 

If my assumption is correct and he is only planning to live overseas for a short period of time then I doubt the bank even knows that he is not currently using the home as a primary residence. 

My primary home currently has equity of about $900K.

This individual states that if we own a primary property that we reside in, we cannot for any reason buy a rental property and alternatively live in one of these units and put our primary residence up for rent and have it considered owner-occupied because we already own one property.

(or anyone who might know), that third option seems to suggest that you could just move out of your VA-bought property (after the first year is up), but keep that loan going, then apply for a low deposit FHA-approved or conventional Loan for your next primary?