The problem is; it is difficult to find someone who will watch your back and by the time you realize you picked the wrong mentor you already invested and lost a portion of your hard-earned money and the only thing that was guaranteed before you invest your money based on another person's advice is that person will not refund your money.I sort of have a hatred for people have the titles Financial Advisors, Investment Specialists and my biggest hatred is for Stock Brokers.

I got similar occupancy rates - average 60-65% occupancy, +80-90% in the summer (peak in Aug) slows down a bit in the Fall and picks up again in the Winter.

Once everybody picks a day that works best, Jon and I will try to fit it in and be there!

Regarding your question, I think you should find the best VA loan specialist in the local area and pick their brain.

Next I would work on networking - start connecting with people that have already been successful at what you want to do and pick their brains.

Otherwise, there does not appear to be a win-win solution and you are likely going to have to just pick which solution feels the least painful to you.

Under normal circumstances, I’d do the cash out refi, but I’m tempted to suggest getting this larger line of credit and maybe investing in a cheaper market and seeing if you can pick up some better deals by offering cash, then refinancing out of those instead.

Hi @Tien Nguyen,I'm a new-ish investor and have read a ton of books and my first advice is that you'll probably want to read more than one - so just pick one to start with and go from there!  

The Media here in Portland is just now picking up on how terrible govmit handled all this homeless and Peaceful protesting.. 180 degrees from the media backing defund the police last year. 

Picking a lender/agent/property manager can be like finding a needle in a haystack.