Any ideas on how to get around this ownership restriction? 

As a pro member, it's hard to tell what is & isn't restricted.  

It is cloud based and that means you can access it anywhere.

Im in the same boat mate - some of the metrics and principles from the US texts will carryover but at the end of day, we're different countries with different economics, restrictions, opportunities etc.

I have listened to a lot of the podcasts and read a lot of books so I know about the other sources of getting leads but I have a VA loan to use to buy my first property so there are some pretty specific restrictions with that .I'm using the VA loan because I have no money for a downpayment so FHA and conventional loans aren't an option.

Correct me if i am wrong, A HELOC is like a credit card in the means that you only pay interest on what you use. you can access it over and over again and pay it off over and over again but you don't pay interest on anything more than what you pulled out. where the cash out refinance is a loan so if you don't invest every penny into something then you are paying interest on money you aren't using.

The reason I would say Queens over Long Island personally is that you have a mor Renters demographic in Queen were transportation is more accessible and multi family conversations are happening at a rate that could make your head spin seriously right around the corner they tore down a single family and built not one but two duplexes rite next to each other.

It is simply a means to diversify your savings into an asset that you may understand better and have more control over.For you to have access to the funds personally, you would need to take a distribution, which will involve federal and state taxes, as well as a 10% penalty for early distribution if you are under age 59 1/2. 

If the funds are accessible, you should consider rolling them over to a Checkbook Control IRA/401k that allows you to invest in real estate within the plan, rather than withdrawing and getting hit with taxes and penalties.

Professionally, you can build a network among licensees which may provide access to pocket listings.