Many investors use wholesalers or real estate agents who specialize in investment properties, or they directly target owners with distressed properties.5.

My most recent LOI was for a 168-unit property, and I’m also working on LOIs for properties with 200+ units.I’ve had conversations with brokers and, in some cases, even the sellers directly.

Would need to know a bit more before giving a specific direction but it is usually best to hang on to your property and not sell whether you expand on it or rent it out and purchase a bigger property.  

I moved all of her old retirement money into a self directed IRA/Solo 401K and started putting her money to work through real estate lends.

If there was an issue, it was always with escrow company not following their directions.

For the water metering- are you doing a sub meter like PUBS or are you putting in direct meters for every home?

I would tell the complaining neighbor to talk to the other neighbor directly and/or call the police.

@Sarita Scherpereel runs meetups in Chicago so she may be able to point in the right direction.

While sophistication of your equity partners (private money lenders) will vary between residential and commercial, the principle of raising private capital is the same.You need to develop your own system which allows a constant stream of PML even when you don't need the funds and/or don't have an active deal under contract.For example; I raise private capital by offering free educational workshops for people with self-directed IRAs.

I'm not too hung up on this, because the margins still appear very attractive (from what the agent speculated ARV). my hesitancy stems from a lack of experience and direct steps/plan of action to take on a property I like.