He claims you can pay off you mortgage in as little as a few years by putting all your money in this account (which somehow is connected to your mortgage balance) to keep the balance down, thus decreasing daily calculated interest, then pay bills using the checks that come with this account. 

If rent decreases, how much more negative will the property be?  

I'm sure there are members on BP that were at the other end of the spectrum where their net worth decreased because of lost value in a home or actual loss of a home completely.This represents a tremendous amount of buying power loss of the individual.

I will admit it is hard to find a broker that truly understands investment real estate and rehabs, but once you find one your workload will decrease.

My thought process was to buy/build commercial space to move my primary business into, while leasing out the rest </=49%, in an effort to decrease/maintain my current rent level ($550/mo) while building equity in property I own.

When states enact concealed carry and other pro-gun laws, violent crime decreases, because the scumbags don't know who is armed and who is not.

Yet, the banks have decreased their staffing and/or lossed productivity due to compliance overhead.  

Could have decreases in out of pocket expense due to rent increases.  

Perhaps the population in the area has been decreasing.  

With rates decreasing over the past month - averaging around 6.48% - and increasing inventory, motivated buyers have a great opportunity to secure a home with little competition.