Bill has been beating that drum consistently in the last 12 mo or so:http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2014/09/update-p...Some excerpts:Changes in demographics are an important determinant of economic growth, and although most people focus on the aging of the "baby boomer" generation, the movement of younger cohorts into the prime working age is another key story in coming years.The prime working age population peaked in 2007, and appears to have bottomed at the end of 2012.

I'm currently a single family home investor with a steady day job selling frozen food to Walmart here in NWA (Northwest Arkansas).

I have twin toddlers, and they have colored on walls, dented the hardwood floors by dropping things on them, put hand prints all over the walls and splashed food all over the breakfast area walls.  

food for thought...

Some food for thought.

My husband also works for the State, and runs a blog on sustainability in the suburbs (we grow and produce much of our own food on a small lot).I'm interested mostly in buy and hold, and have just started browsing different markets.

Great food scene incredible views and just awesome all around area.Pm me I can help answer any questions AlexPS my wife graduated from Montreat in Black mountain just down the road.

Not sure about using a HELOC as a source for a down payment on a mortgage, but food for thought because you still get the tax benefit, don't pay capital gains, and free up the equity to reinvest.

We are in our early 60s now, and would like to avoid having to eat cat food when we are 80+. 

I have been married to my wonderful wife for almost four years and just 12 short weeks ago we welcomed our first child to this world, little baby girl Madelyn!