I love those neighborhoods of Chicago.  

Real estate is not the stock market and it's called buy & hold and not buy & sell for a reason.I did sell a few properties about 10 years ago when I learned the hard way that going into cheaper neighborhoods was not the right strategy for me, so that was basically a strategy correction and it was necessary, but also costly both in terms of dollars and time.

(Churches are surprisingly low value structures.

@Lindsay Davis"$150,000 can buy you a tenant-ready 3 bed, 2 bath single-family home in a B-grade neighborhood.

Pivoted to a new market for my 3rd property where the entry price is low but revenue is moderate, average listing quality is poor, and occupancy seems steady year-round.

Challenge: It's in a neighborhood (no HOA), and renting the entire property (sleeps 25 in total) caused problems in the neighborhood, due to noise and parties – so we only rent the separate cabins now.

Me and my clients all use a low money down conventional mortgage (as low as 5% down) with NO PMI and extremely low closing costs. 

It's crucial to choose a market with steady job growth, low vacancy rates, and tenant demand.

Fortunately, I was thinning my herd back in I think 2014 or so by getting rid of a few (experimental) investments in cheaper neighborhoods.

Hi All,I  heard a lot about wholesaling real estate and it’s sounds like a good way to enter real estate with a low investment.Only thing is I get very skeptical when I see gurus on YouTube pushing and selling courses for certain industries.