By working for a larger corporation you are gaining an unfair advantage, by letting them train and develop you (while you are getting paid) and you do real estate on the side.This idea is not from me, read RichDad. 

Make sure this enough gains to make it worth worrying about.

Hey @Morgan Iacolucci, @Pat Aboukhaled has some great insights here, and I really agree about locking down that buy-back clause right away.

Quote from @Julia Lyrberg: Great insight!

But this will also lead to future inflation.The issue is going to be the rich will get richer as they can live with lower cash flow but gain appreciation.

Hi everyone I'm new to the Dallas County investment sceneI'm sure there are a lot of serious investors here in BP with experience who would gladly help with mapping the area to know which neighborhoods match the strategy.I focused on two main strategies- Fix and Flip and BRRRRso cash flow and appreciation need to work together.appreciate your insights and helpgod bless you all

Being a curious person, I gained an interest in real estate investing due to other classmates being interested in real estate.

Hey, if you get married you'll be able to shield an extra $250k in capital gains!!

Yes you are losing out on market gains but you are gaining appreciation on the property, cashflow from rents, tax benefits, etc..... 

To Sum it up, its a good idea if you can exceed the cost of capital (higher rate than your cost of debt) with what you earn on your heloc/debt you pull out and invest.The question is how much gains above is enough to substantiate the risk of your variable interest rate, well thats up to your personal investing criteria.