I've been in the lending Industry for 20 years, and I feel many people on BiggerPockets give misleading information a lot of times.

And don’t sell yourself short—getting started as a bird dog is a smart move.

Since we will be selling our primary property which we have lived in for 15 years we will not be paying capital gains taxes on it.

I'm a retired engineer and have been successfully using income from these houses to support my retirement without dipping into retirement savings.I'm transitioning my business from rentals to a franchise and would consider selling one of my houses (5 br/4 ba - the other houses my son while he's still attending).

Most people couldn’t afford to do that.

Some people don’t want to bother.

As far as selling... you will have to disclose the problem whether you fixed it or not.

Anyone want to sell me their contract from this course?

- Renting it Out: The likely rent I'd get in this area will cover half my mortgage payments at the moment- Add Square Footage: Taxes will likely go up significantly- Build an ADU: Overall ROI will likely not offset much since it'll still be counted as value tied to the one house- Selling Off Land: Sits on .5 acre that I might be able to sell.

People were so quick to say he was way off base.