I'd like to buy something in a location that is about to blow up so when we do move we're not like "Man we should've bought 5 years ago".

It was a way to give comfort knowing the kids could not blow all the equity right away on dumb stuff. 

Besides in this case the last thing one wants is a cash out refi as it blows your budget.Yes there are are other ways to accomplish the same thing.

So as an advocate for PPC and the fact we can share information from both perspectives, I would like to rebuttal some things you pointed out.

Even a Loan Officer at a bank you visit may not know all their own products, so don't expect the Loan Officer to advocate for you. 

The bank isn't going to let you blow their money.

These types of articles always blow up with the opinions of both investors and renters. 

Ocala is blowing up due to all the distribution centers they have built.

It's really blowing up out here as people move from the Bay Area...I've currently got 2 tri-plexes for sale in Anderson, CA.

Auto market is about to blow up stocks, just for S&P to hit median earnings per share, needs a 20% drop not even including going down to the avg P/E ratio for the S&P during a recession.