Imagine 1x6 spanned 12 feet with nothing in the middle to support it.

I cannot think of a time when 10 million people were rounded up and removed from the United States.

In my areas they require concrete or asphalt driveways & parking and each unit requires 2 parking spots, that is 4 spots per duplex, that's 800 square feet of land for parking per duplex.All of this adds up, but it works out, least for us it has.Also...

I house hacked in Round Lake and am a native of the area!

I made up my mind a year ago that I wanted to invest in rental properties to build a retirement.  I researched and read and reread Book, which is how I found bigger pockets.  Me and my wife have saved up and then unex...

@Justine Phillipson: I've been researching turnkey options as a way to get my feet wet in other markets, get some experience with some positive cash flow, then dive into other aspects of investing that we enjoy. 

I look forward to getting my feet wet in the real estate world and joining the community!  

Tried marketing to Chicago potentials as a reasonable purchase for spring training buffs and golfers who wanted to play year 'round.

If you get a dumb azz tenant you have to evict, with your turn round costs and no rent coming until its ready, that 6k you banked on could be 15k or more.

This is a big project that will exceed 45,000 retail square feet and it will help improve the area and create jobs.