Chicago has such a great investing community compared to most places in the US I have visited!

How are values changing compared to the rest of the local market? 

Need a binder and a paid receipt or confirmation that it will be escrowed prior to CTC.  800 - 2k depending on property and location.CDA - This is an audit of the appraisal to check to make sure the value is there. 

Raleigh/Cary is definitely competitive..it's a booming market, but your $30K in cash gives you some solid options, especially for a BRRRR strategy.If you're looking for slightly lower-cost entry points, here are a few markets to consider:Greensboro, NC: Staying within your home state, Greensboro offers a more affordable market compared to Raleigh.

Any kind of non QM financing will have higher closing costs compared to conventional.

No matter what you do I think you are going to have guests point out that something isn’t working which could lead to annoyance or requests for refunds or bad reviews.Plus, providing bottled water over the long term probably isn’t going to save you much money compared to paying a plumber to get the fridge connected. 

Pay it back into the HELOC and save up to 14% (compared to hard money loans).Need cash again?

You have a good rate compared to current rates.

Then compare that to what you’d net by listing it as-is—factoring in the time you save and the carrying costs you avoid by not renovating.It might seem straightforward, but once you dive into the numbers, the difference between renovating versus selling as-is can be surprising.

We then use this to compare actuals to throughout the year and normally do a reforecast at the end of Q1 as thing evolve and change.