In Texas there are special rules for owner occupied homesteads.

Not sure if NY has any special requirements for this situation. 

I own a media agency that specializes in small business video production, and I'm interested in branching out into real estate marketing with walkthrough videos and 3D Virtual Tours.

My question is, does being in the military make it easier to qualify for a mortgage?

Next thing I did was find another mentor that specializes in underwriting.

Both of us have served in the military thus can use the VA home loan if need be.

You can buy houses with credit cards, but have to convert the money into cash, which costs many percentage points (unless you have a special offer from the specific CC), but once you convert to cash, you lose the points associated with spending the money.However, I do run all of my rehab projects through credit cards, and frequently have tens of thousands of dollars running through those little puppies.

He is a fully disabled military veteran and his disability compensation exceeds our income requirements for this property.

As a fellow investor myself I'd like to give a bit of advise when it comes to condo's specially as to where short term rentals are concerned. 

I am a Union Carpenter/Contractor, and I can't count the number of ramps, decks, doors, egress windows, and roofs we have done for our disabled military.