It's about maintaining your current lifestyle for as long as you live.

While they made great money, they had lifestyle problems that created instability for the owner.

Always keep marketing...religiously.

Hey Dan,Here is the link: http://remindermedia.com/tour-american-lifestyle/I have no affiliation with them but other agents from the office have used it and said their clients thought it was great. 100 is good especially in Northern VA where the price of real estate is higher.Minimum order was 250 I think, so maybe you can send the rest to a high end neighborhood or something.

We also move around alot but have learned to turn our crazy "transient" lifestyle into one thats awesome for supporting a buy and hold investment style.

@Blake C.The last thing I want to happen is wait until retirement to live the lifestyle I want to have.

My objective was, and is, to find a sweet spot in the rental business where I have enough rentals to live a semi-retired lifestyle.

.,,.If house hacking suits your lifestyle I'd start there.

But to address your question, below are some requirements of a HELOC:The top 5 requirements for a home equity loan or HELOCHome equity loans and HELOCs have their own set of pros and cons, so it’s important to consider your needs and how each option would fit your budget and lifestyle.

I also recently got married and it instantly had me thinking about the future and what lifestyle I wanted to provide to my family.