I also think he is putting in a good effort to make it a good seamless process and set up trades and vendors for people. 

Hi Karla-I like your thinking about next steps.If you have a low interest rate on your primary house, I would keep that loan in place.Then, see if you can find a lender that will do a HELOC that you can lock a portion as a loan so the rate does not float around as HELOC rates tend to do after you secure the next property with the HELOC funds.This will give you a blended interest rate between the low rate on your first house and the higher rate on the Home Equity Loan that is still lower than refinancing your existing house and locking in a higher rate on the whole balance.Hope this makes sense.

There is no way to count the ways but I believe everyone who has spent even a small amount of time here understands the greatness of what @Joshua Dorkin has created and @Brandon Turner so seamlessly supports.Thank you, thank you, thank you!

It's not an in depth financing book on the technical side, Brandon wasn't turning readers into mortgage types or bean counter guys like me, just a good overview blending the basics together.

Using the right blend of debt and equity.Secondly, as the guy in the video mentioned, money is made on deals like this through forced appreciation. 

I personally like a blend of cash flow and appreciation and I understand I'll likely take a hit on both instead of 'specializing' in one or the other, but it provides a good mix for my personal style and what I'm willing to do. 

Security systems- if you plan to use Security software systems like PTI, then make sure your software will integrate with them seamlessly.

B) lending 500k of that to the seller of: C) a 2 family I'll be leasing with option to buy in 5 years for 1.5m.

Cincy has a nice blend in my opinion.

I think a 70/30 cotton/poly blend is the best choice for washability, durability and overall comfort.