The POWER of Real Estate Investing is: - Securing an asset via only having to give a capital investment of a fraction of it's price. - Having other persons pay for that other purchase capitol that you did not spend. - Getting to keep all the rewards of appreciation over time be it in rents and/or market value. 

DealMachine is a powerful tool for real estate investors, especially for finding off-market deals through driving for dollars.

In addition, I am considering changing my furnaces/boilers to have plug-in cords instead of being hard wired so that if there is a power outage in winter that I could power that heating system with a portable power station.

Today it's called Power Flipper 3X.

This collaboration could be a powerful learning experience and a stepping stone to success.

I too live in Marin, and feel it is a solid long term market for apprecaition, and utilizing the power of principle reduction.When it comes to refinancing, figure out what the loan costs will be, then divide that buy the monthly savings with the new loan in order to determine how long you have to maintain that loan to break even. 

Sounds like you are already on the path to being an out of state investor and with the right team that can be powerful.  

It is a matter of time for Grocapitus to get fined or get shut down. or He may rebrand once more or try to hide behind someone else. he does not do the underwriting, just the power point. 

Power washing the exterior, repairing the driveway, and painting the front doorWhat was the outcome?

I would say for most people, the 1st position heloc is no a good bet, especially if you have a 1st mortgage rate of less than 5%.Using this strategy with a 2nd position heloc can be just as powerful, so you can have your cake and eat it too!