All Forum Posts by: Larry Green

@Seth Holmen Thank you!

@Bob Floss II Thanks for the advice. I definitely don't want to wait another two years before I start taking action.

@Elbert D. thank you for the advice! I'm continuing to look into the area, but will also extend my search into those close Indiana/Wisconsin areas you mentioned. I'm also going to look into nothern Alabama as I have family down there, so I can take a few weeks down there later this year to meet with a potential team in person.

Do you have any recommendations of places to stay away from in the south side suburbs? I will need to do my homework as I don't know much about the area at this point.

@Nate Shields Thank you for the welcome! If you send me the dates/times I'd definitely like to figure out how to make it. Looking forward to getting involved in the community!

@Dave G. Thank you for the honest opinion of the IL market. I've been combating the two thoughts of invest close to where you live to get started and invest where the numbers make the most sense. I'd like to move out of state at some point, but will need to stay here for at least the next few years due to family commitments. Hopefully reading David Greene's book will give me the confidence to pull the trigger on long distance. Do you have any advice in putting together a team out of state?

Out of curiosity, where in AZ are you? My wife and I went out there last spring to see some family and friends in Tucson and Scottsdale. We loved the area. Hiking up to Wave Cave in Gold Canyon was beautiful. Maybe we'll make it out there a little more permanently in a few years

Hello BP Community,

My name is Larry and I've been a lurker for a while, but ready to take the plunge into real estate investing. I'm looking for rental units in the Fox Valley area (currently have my eyes on a potential house hack to get out of our current apartment rental). Looking for any and all advice about the area!

I've lived here my whole life, but my one concern is the long term prospects of Illinois which has me considering looking out of state, but that is also a headache (currently reading Long Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene to get over that fear if the chicagoland area turns out not to be viable for a newbie).

Anyways, hello again, and I'm very excited to get off the couch and into this exciting world.