I lived in that house as my primary residence for 15 years.  

Being a RE Agent in 2001, I have a complete understanding that I just touched the tip of the Ice Berg in this game but good to know that I have a support system within this and other platforms.

Everyone has different risk tolerance when investing but given that you are taking equity out of your primary residence extra caution is warranted.Hard money lenders are also an option but in that case the deal would need to be good enough to warrant the very high cost of capital.Best of luck.

If you're talking owner occupied, meaning you're going to live there, it seems like choosing between those two areas is the primary consideration, then once you've picked that market you can dive down to consider specific properties.For your own personal residence, usually other life factors such as proximity to your place of employment and family considerations (spouse/partner, children, parents/extended family) are even more important than real estate investment.

I’m a little skeptical due to placing my primary residence on any kind of chopping block.

I suppose that I can always rent out a spare bedroom in the primary half. 

I really like this platform and I'm excited to learn more about real estate from experienced professionals but not only that; i'm excited to learn directly about all of YOU.

Primary residence is your best financing.

@kyle  If this was your primary residence,You might actually not even have to pay any long term capital gain too. 

Hey everyone,I just bought my first home for primary resident.