Then rent some exotic cars, a yacht, a mansion and some hot women so you can sell this formula online like Tom does.

You get to live in a property you own for free or almost free, while learning the ropes of being a landlord and you get very very favorable financing, where you don’t have to worry about finding private lenders or getting into any complicated or exotic investment strategies on your first deal.

Over time, I’ve accumulated more cash reserves and don’t need as much flexibility, but I’m actually in the middle of a refinance right now using an interest-only mortgage—because the pricing with the lender and the corresponding ARM is more favorable than a comparable principal-and-interest loan.The key with these alternative or "exotic" mortgage types is that you need to be financially savvy and have a solid plan.

Also, I don't like the use of more exotic structures/financial engineering which increase risk ( and aren't necessary when good real estate is purchased at a good price with solid fundamentals). 

While I don’t suggest that the smaller type investor purchase and utilize “exotic” vehicles like foreign asset protection trusts, family limited partnerships with outside controls, or Byzantine or convoluted maze of ownership entities, the more simple strategies of using Series LLCs, self directed retirement plans, and paying off their home mortgage to the extent of the Federal BK homestead exemptions can insure that a plaintiff attorney never even considers going after them.  

I just don’t think it’s anything other than a very simplistic investment concept, it’s marketed as if it’s earth shattering with exotic names being given to mundane concepts, and overhyped and if the posters in this thread are any indication it’s being sold to people incredibly unsophisticated in personal finance.  

Take the 4 Hour Work Week approach and head off to somewhere in exotic😉

I used to go medium oak on the theory that if it looks like the most common hardwood floor color, it will get less scrutiny than some picture of exotic hardwood. +1 on Ben Moore Navajo White!

Army Veteran and A&P Certified Heli/PlaneTech.Hobbies Include: Light Sport Aircraft, JDM Cars, Exotic Cars, Snow Boarding, Welding, Mountain Biking, Dirt Bikes, Jet Skis, Drag Racing, AutoX, Kayak, Loons Soccer, etc.....you get the idea.

Here is a model for asset protection that doesn’t require any “exotic” movements1.