Here are some practical steps and strategies to consider:## Single Family and Small Multifamily HomesWhen looking at single-family and small multifamily homes in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, make sure to analyze the local market trends, rental yields, and property appreciation rates.

It's an old metric that many do not use in today's markets.

I've finally made the decision to get into the market to Build to Rent.

Same goes for the MBS market.

➡️Harness the power of branding and marketing.

If you gift a house, the fair market value (FMV) at the time of the gift applies to the lifetime gift limit—not the amount you purchased it for.

This TDR is a new program that has been in development for 30 years and should ignite into an active free market for credits this coming July 15.

From my experience, you can use that savings to house hack with an FHA loan, invest in a turnkey property in a more affordable market, or even partner with others to expand your purchasing power.

About me, most of my assets are RE but in another market so I would be diversifying in that market.Potential for appreciation is very uncertain: prices have risen a lot locally lately and are as high as they have ever been, and it’s unlikely higher prices would be affordable by locals.

If the market moves against you, it takes too much capital to fix it.Contrast that to this scenario:  let’s say that the acquisition loan was 60% LTV originally, and after a market drop of 30% the loan is now 85%.