Hi- New here - realtor interested in building portfolio.Does BP have an actual course that walks one through step by step on how to invest in various ways?

Will not comment on training but just realize during bad economic times land depreciates the fastest and is the most illiquid.

I’m not opposed to putting more down to increase cash flow also (COC return suffers of course and there’s an opportunity cost to having that trapped equity but it can make sense in certain scenarios). 

And of course when you do move out, your have some one else paying your mortgage in full. 

The way more challenging part is #1 finding the deal of course, #2 finding great contractors that would take on this type of project with payments to them working through installments, #3 finding great terms on your refi.My advice would be to look aggressively for #2 and #3, so if you do come across the golden ticket of #1, you are ready to pounce. 

There are, of course, others but I took to that one more.

 You may be able to secure higher leverage financing through alternative lenders than a traditional bank (not always the case) and this may help advance your objective of reducing the down payment/cash requirement but that may only be temporary relief as you will likely pay more over the course of the loan because of higher rates and fees.

I am going through Ryan's free beginner course right now and it is full of good info. 

@Sateesh Kumar, it's tough to give up on a 2.5% interest rate, although of course your unique personal situation comes into play.

https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html Of course, markets can be wrong, and data can change, but that is what is being priced in at the moment.