We have a $500k HELOC currently @ 9% we haven't used. we recently renovated and expanded this house so our basis is prob $1.5M so we're hitting the home exclusion cap.Potential to buy a new home in town (kids still need 4 more yrs before going to college) for $1.2M with some work needed and potential to expand a bit.Thinking we should sell home, take $500k tax free, put down 20% on new home so paying more in total mnthly payments but mainly in interest.

the rest of the 44 pages just itemize the crimes, he made fraudulent documents/forgeries etc, to get 2000 investors to put in about 658 million over 4-5 yrs, WOW, i wonder how many other similar PONZIs have been running all around the country, particularly in the growthier multi-family syndications

Vinyl tub surrounds need changed with nearly every tenant turnover (granted my tenants average about 4 yrs in my SFRs).  

Many, many people on podcasts only have a few years of experience (not all, but like @Jaron Walling notes, you can save yourself a lot of time if you skip over the people on podcasts that have only been investing the last 5 yrs or less).  

I'll find out what's true in about 50 yrs!

I’ve been studying REI for about 3 yrs, PMed a successful rehab, and am about to do a development deal with the help of a mentor I met recently, so I know at least a little about REI, but still pretty green. 24 yrs old My question is, should I start the 300 online school hours and gain knowledge that way, or keep taking notes and watching YouTube?

$ amount per month is very simple and is a way I like to simplify my investments.I brought my first two SFR cash and have been pocketing the full amount of rent for the last 2/3 yrs.

Plan on living there between 1-2 yrs while making improvements, and renting out other parts of the house if possible.  2 years for tax benefits, 1 year for lender obligation before you move on to another purchase.

This is important because not everyone is planning to stay in their loan for 30 yrs.

I'm 26 yrs old and living in my parents house (3 bed, 2 bath, ~1300sq ft) in a relatively low cost area for NOVA (Woodbridge VA).