I've spent the past few months listening to the BP podcast, reading RE books and articles, and perusing the BP forums to build a solid foundation in real estate investing.

Obviously you'd be saving that much in interest if you didn't have the mortgage, but when you pencil out the numbers on a rental property in terms of how much income you actually make vs what you put into the investment initially, you'll see it makes sense.Check this article out for details on the differences between leveraging (mortgage) a rental property vs. not having the mortgage-https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/04/1...It doesn't address mortgages on your primary home, but a mortgage on your primary home just isn't the best option no matter what (if you can help it) because you are paying that interest.

Here is an article about the it.  

Newbie investor with a ton of knowledge from reading books, articles, blog posts, and listening to the BP podcast ready to take action.

to see if they publish anything.As licensed agents we grab data from our local MLS and create numerous plots of real estate market trends for sales.

@Rachan MalhotraThis article from Amanda Han should answer a lot of your questions.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/09/1...

I've been in this situation numerous times but had the luxury of having the property be local to me.  

Today I have officially received my Articles of Organization for my LLC in the state of North Carolina.

Over the years I've read books, listened to podcasts, read articles, studied investment strategies, studied investment strategies and studied investment strategies.

I've watched numerous podcasts, read many books, I even passed my real estate exam to become an agent.