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Daniel Botvynko
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Hey everyone

I really hope to receive some advice on the current situation.

I am 20 years old I am interested in real estate, in 2022, I was planning a lot of things, however, I have some difficulties starting.

The main problem is the fact that I live in the suburbs of Chicago and the prices for properties around Chicago are extremely high. Also for the past years, I was working for W2 and I can't get a loan. I was looking for different options for buying properties, however, I can't even get a loan for $100k for 1 bedroom apartment with a $20k down payment. And even if I did buy an apartment for a good price, it would take time to sell it for a profit, I would need to wait around 5 months. ( Mortgage broker told me so)

So I was looking around different states and noticed that there are a lot of areas where you can purchase a house for a very cheap price, I am talking about houses that may cost between $10k-$40k. If the house cost so little, I would be able to buy it for cash, fix it, and flip it. However, I know very little about the market in different states and am afraid that I would not be able to make my money back. I am ready to travel to a different state to start my plan of fixing houses for a profit, Illinois is too expensive to start for me now.

I would really appreciate any advice from you if you know any states or locations with the criteria that I am looking for. If I will look for houses by myself, how can I know that I am in the right spot?

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