Raising a family, not the ideal home long term and want to move back to the suburbs. 

The home is Ideal for the expanded family w/ three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a massive family room, and two fireplaces.

The home is Ideal for the expanded family w/ three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a massive family room, and two fireplaces.

The home is Ideal for the expanded family w/ three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a massive family room, and two fireplaces.

Condos feature rare two-car garage parking and beautiful finishes ideal for sophisticated living.

Condos feature rare two-car garage parking and beautiful finishes ideal for sophisticated living.

Yes, use your VA loan and ideally use it on a multifamily property (1-4 units). 

The galvanized pipes stopped working. 4.5K for replumbing the house (1 bathroom, kitchen, water heater and washer) plus 1K for drywall and paint...and I had just painted....Hiring contractors....without a contract that stipulates the terms of the deal.Luckily most of the mistakes I read today were 5-10K mistakes, that's easy to swallow but not ideal.

I am sure adding more to your "to do" list is not an ideal situation.  

Now my current plan is to purchase more rental property, however I would ideally like to buy a property to live in within the next 5 years... my dilemma is how I should proceed to limit the debt I tie to my own name, assuming this would make it harder to finance future deals and ultimately my ideal living property.