My wife and I are looking at houses in Columbus, GA to buy and live in for a year and then rent out after when I go to my next duty station.Using the VA loan we are looking primarily at 2-3 beds and 2 baths 100-175k range. This plan banks on the high volume of renters because of Ft. Benning. My worry is being able to get a mortgage next year when we move to live in a house at my next station. Any thoughts on this deal and or anyone have any insight into how getting another mortgage a year from now might go. Thank you in advance for your time.

@David M. you can actually use your VA entitlement more than once, and without refinancing out of VA. You have basic entitlement, and also bonus entitlement. In order to put zero down on property #2, it needs to be at least $144,000, and less than $366,400, depending on how much entitlement you have left. There's a formula behind this. If you need any help explaining in more detail feel free to reach out.

TYFYS and best of luck!

@Zack Karp Thank you! Definitely will reach out as I will need some type of financing for my next purchase. I appreciate the insight and thank you for taking the time to answer.

Best,

David