I know that no matter what our first deal looks like, there will be some kind of rehab involved and I want to learn-by-doing as much as I can.I don't have an abundance of time, as I work full-time as a Product Manager in Technology for Disney...but I have some evenings to spare and most weekends with enough notice.

You would think they would have a way to check for fraud now days with the advancements in technology and if it’s such a problem why don’t all the loans have this rule.

It has been 3 weeks but they keep saying that it is a fire /frozen pipes season and takes up to a month.I bought the house for cash 54k back in Nov 2017 so do not have any recurring payments on the house right now other than taxes/ins.I am looking for someone who has gone through a similar experience and to give me some heads up what to expect.My insurance is, I guess, very straight forward type of a deal - 94 replacement cost, 8k rental loss.What can I expect now?

I am a graduate of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology as a Computer Engineer working from home as a NoSQL database developer although most of my career has been spent as an automation and systems engineer.I am a new player in the real estate game having started the marathon just 2 years ago when I attended a Guru real estate seminar.

Technology advancements such as email, phone calls, skype has enabled communication with a remote CPA to be seamless.

Technology advancements such as email, phone calls, skype has enabled communication with a remote CPA to be seamless.

I live on the north side of Chicago with my wife and son.I've been diving into strategies around innovative short-term rental investing (airbnb, VRBO) and trying to investigate whether a lease-ro-STR model can work in Chicago. 

I want to thank the collective wisdom of bigger pockets community that enabled me to grow from 13 doors to 75 doors in 2 years while also holding a full time job in technology (I own and self manage these properties with a 50% partner).

I've hit slumps too, usually because I was looking only for my comfort deals, not being innovative. 

Other companies, that are looking to relocate to the U.S. will know that Amazon has spent a lot of money and looked from every angle at the hundred of cities that made proposals.So, to be named in the top 20, even if Amazon chooses somewhere else, shows that those cities have a ton of things to offer and will likely draw other companies to take a closer look at them for potential location.http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/17/technology/amazon-hq2-cities/index.html