I've found options in Costa Rica, but rates are in the 10% range.Does anyone have any experience or guidance on obtaining a mortgage equivalent to purchasing a 2nd home in the US?

One of my clients is buying commercial real estate property with tenants that have 5 year lease. My client plan is to demolish and do new construction within 1 year. What is the best way to best way to deal with the e...

Transportation options are plentiful.

I recommend comparing lenders to make sure you get some good terms and financing options for your next investment!

Of course, I totally understand that you wouldn't want to do if that guide is written by another real estate agency, in which case you have option 2.b.

I love that you have specific goals for 2025 - I believe if we think it, write it, say it, and share it our goals are 10x more likely to come to fruition.Are you able to do option 2 and just house hack a 2-4 unit building and use a renovation loan which allows you to put down 3.5-5%I highly suggest getting to some local chicago meetup groups (we have an in person one on the 17th)...here is BPs list: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...I also have a full list of the chicago meetups that I can share with you too if that'd be helpful.

. - that might be a situation where you would want to work with a contractor directly because you would have lots of different options with widely varying costs.

You should fire them right away and talk to an attorney to prevent the loss, but I wouldn't expect much and it could be a waste since a company that does this will not have the money to do anything.When you have just one unit and you are looking for PM companies, your options are the bottom of the barrel because it's not a good use of the big one's time.

So you could see about going to auctions and winning a "cheaper" bid on a property there, if you decide that's an option.

I am also interested in the MTR and LTR market as an option.