Invest (and pull) Payments into Current House or Save?

[Jessica O.]

Hello everyone -

First post. We've recently bought a house (our full time house). We're in a position to make high additional principal payments into the home  - but would like to get into the rental market eventually (perhaps a year to two years out). Should we continue making high payments into our current home, and then pull a second mortgage out to begin our rental properties - or should we just save the money outright until we're ready to dive in?

Thanks so much!