If you do get a FHA loan you are required to live in it as your primary address for 3 years i believe unless you refinance out of the FHA.

My husband and I just purchased a single-family to use as passive income in March 2018 by using money from a HELOC from our primary residence.

@Martinis Jackson, if you bought that property with the primary intent of reselling (flipping) then it does not qualify for 1031 treatment. 

Most brokers have a referral agency that is separate, but works with their primary brokerage.

I currently own my primary residence (condo) and one rental property (condo), and I am looking for a multifamily property as my next purchase.

It might also look better mathematically to do a traditional cash out refi and and pay off current 1st position lien holder and take the cash for what you need.

Then when you move to MA you can purchase your primary residence with the VA loan (ideally a multifamily property) and your extra cash you can use to invest.Best of luck my man and let me know if you have any questions about you VA loan benefits.

Another tactic would be to invest in a fund that has residential debt as its primary asset class, this way you are a passive investor along side other investors and your funds are spread across multiple assets which helps to spread out the risk.

Primary residence or rental?  

Primary the Refinance loan amount is less than the original Acquisition loan amount.