Thinking that you are always transmitting across a dedicated land line from one device to another isn't an accurate description of faxing in 2016. 

I think class C is a pretty accurate description.

You are looking at older housing stock, and subtle differences within larger geographic areas.

I can also do a lot of carpentry work myself, therefore I have knowledge of rehab process.I would appreciate any advice on geographic areas to get started in Chicagoland, current market; possibly meet local pros for potential partnership.

Percentage with the most number of bids overall:2016 - 4% had 2,680 bids at that rate2015 - 6% had 2,391 bids2014 - 7% had 3,542 bids2013 - 4% had 36,251,623 bidsMost bids per lien/parcel:2016 - 3 liens had 20 bids 2015 - 7 liens had 24 bids2014 - One lien had 41 bids2013 - One lien had 470,295 bidsCreated an interesting Pivot table where I grouped the liens by "Property Use Description".

I started as a buy and hold investor and then decided to get my license to capitalize on my knowledge (and help other people find properties rather than take on too many projects myself) so I came in with a more investor-centric mindset.There are a few things I would recommend to a new agent, which I hopefully tweaked enough to apply to your situation.1) Figure out your niche, and find a broker that supports this.This may be geographic as well as multifamily investing.  

Each podcast has a brief description, which will help you sift through and locate the best ones (i.e.

I'm leaning towards paying a premium for nicer neighborhoods, but the delta between homes in nice areas compared to < decent areas is HUGE, like $60-70k, and I'm starting with very little capital ($30-40 down+reno).Specific geographics aside (I'm interested in Tacoma, but would love to hear from anywhere), whats been your experience?

The question I am asking, do you have to have a property description and hand to get  a loan approved.

Fix and Flips are #'s and locations, and its very important to understand you market and geographical area.