No other state allows RE Brokers to do loans.. sounds like some confusion on RE broker and Mortgage Broker.

If he did that today, he would be a YouTube star selling investment courses to suckers.If you borrow against your equity at 6.5% and then get a mortgage at 6.5%, you will finance the entire purchase price at 6.5%.

Mortgage payment with 25% down is $1,011. 

And it doesn't always match up to half the mortgage since the mortgage has nothing to do with rental rates.

A good starting point would be a 10% 2nd home loan or an owner occupied 5% loan where you can convert a basement or studio into a simple 1 bedroom unit and basically let your guests pay your mortgage. 

The difference between a deadbeat dad not paying child support and a mortgage note is that you have the security against the property.

So then I shadowed a mortgage company, and fell in love with it! 

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency cannot be used as a down payment in a traditional mortgage (Conv, FHA, VA, USDA). 

That brought the monthly mortgage to within range of over $200/month cash flow.

Duplex can always add additional units via the ADU laws. 8) Related to number 1, purchasing a property with an existing ADU is cheaper than buying a property and adding an ADU.