Hi,Does anyone know for certain if the BP BRRRR calculator factors in the tax benefit?

Paying over market price for a personal use residence is often justified by measuring the personal intangible benefits against the extra money cost.

Is this correct or do the benefits out way the chances? 

Better to build your own equity through the debt pay down, enjoy the tax benefits of ownership, and garner the equity of an appreciating asset.

Detractors have said that it's pointless because the $10K in question is still charging you the same amount of interest regardless of whether it's on your mortgage or your HELOC, but that's missing the point and ignoring the benefits of how it works in the real world.

If done properly you will stand out in two ways 1) you will be a person of integrity and your word is very valuable in real estate investing 2) you will benefit from the law of reciprocity which means those you benefit will owe you. 

I want to play this game for the long-term and not looking for short-term returns.My portfolio should benefit from appreciation, depreciation, tax-free cashing-out, leverage using low interest rates (from #1), cashflow to cover the expenses.Syndicate & CF seem to be ruled out since I can't control the asset, cannot leverage it when I want to and there's no collateral on my investment.What is a good way to start?

Ask if they get any kind of benefit for referring a particular person.

Over the long duration that you are invested though, you will reap the long term benefits of being in the market, as historically it gains about 10% per year.

I like the tax benefits of it (expense deductions, depreciation, 1031 exchanges).