Ideally, I would love to invest in a deal where I could eventually rent on AirBnB and be a place where I could also occasionally use as a get-a-way.

I currently own 1 home with my VA benefits and am looking at refinancing under a conventional loan eventually and using my VA eligibility again after I get out of the active service. 

How are you eventually going to pay home back in 3-4 years?

Ask the people that you want to eventually hire you before shelling out the cash for it. 

Eventually your pump becomes 'self-priming' but it takes a while. 

The lower occupancy and lower nightly rate will eventually make these an unattractive way to run the property, and they will be sold or converted to long term rentals.

In the end, we went back to travel nurses and eventually long term rentals with the property. 

questioning they eventually got it right. 

I have law enforcement friends that grew up and patrolled there but eventually moved out as the crime is not worth the risk.

Leaving the existing financing in place.Many ways to skin a cat, but most of the times your GOOD or GREAT deals come after the property has been listed for a while.Continue to move forward and eventually you will arrive at your destination.SUCCESS BREEDS SUCCESS