You get lazy and decide you just want to live off that 2 mill what do you do in terms of real estate to make it grow easy without taking to much risk ......

It would be great for networking and growing relationships with BP members.

I'm very new to this industry and as I learn, grow, and become successful, it all goes back to the creative real estate investing platform.I am relentless, focused, and motivated to be in a position to learn all there is to learn. 

The millionaire real estate agent is a good book if you are actively working as an agent because I really breaks things down in how you can build the systems to grow your business which i found very interesting. 

San Marcos has been the fastest growing town for the last 3 years.

My thought is I then will have 2 places, take a bigger HELOC and grow. 2nd question.

If you have a business you can deduct expenses the are "ordinary and necessary" to run your business.When I was self employed in sales I deducted all of the things you mentioned.

The fastest growing startup ever (Zenefits) just fired its CEO, implemented a hiring freeze, and was written down by Fidelity 50%.

Growing up in Balto in the 1960's  both me and my brother had a bedroom in the finished attic , you had to go thru my parents room to get up there . ( and somehow they had 2 more kids) The door was narrow , beds had to be pulled up and thru a window .

There is no way to "pay down" the mortgage being that it's in arrears, and the balance is growing all the time.