My story is a slow and steady pace of my first year as a real estate investor.My wife and I bought our first property, a 3 flat in the Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago on June 5th, 2015.

I wasn't sure what category to put this in and I am not ready to name names quite yet but I am in the middle of a very frustrating RE deal.

GA MS TX  and middle road West coasts states.

Wondering how the rich seem to get richer, while the working middle class works the hardest with practically very little to show for it in the end?

I would be grateful if you'd like to network with me, feel free to send a PM if your are.Jeremy Geyer I haven't completed my first BRRRR yet, however I have been studying it over the last year or so, and I am finally in the middle of my first one in Ohio right now.

When I last lived there (2005), I owned a house more towards middle/east end of Lakewood (Bunts & Madison).

Am i basically the middle man, or am i actually taking possession of the property 4) Is a specific contract required?

Look in the middle of the country at secondary and tertiary markets with stable and growing economies that are relatively diverse and not at the mercy of one large corporation. 

I will say that Home Union is just a middle man and if you do buy from them you will be paying 15-20k over what the actual producer of the property is selling it for.

Alternatively I was thinking to avoid getting in the middle of that confusing situation just using 2) a straight option. ..as these sellers can sit on these properties as they already have tenants.