A lot of my friends started RE investing that way.

That will start to help form your strategy.  

They were referrals and the business started to grow simply because I had a competent team that was responsive and looked out for the owners' best interests.

Again, these are made-up examples but when I started, I was looking at one property in Chicago vs THREE in Indiana and the property taxes overall were about 1/4 the cost of Chicago and evictions of 3wks vs 6 months or more in Chicago.

If you’re thinking about diving in, I say go for it—but maybe don’t start by living in a closet.

I’m on deal #9 and have just started to have a network big enough to start getting information on off market deals.

Let me know if you’d like to connect over a call or coffee and I can share my experiences or answer any of the many questions you have as you get started!

Question• Has anyone formed an llc to start and fund their 1st real estate purchase using a SBA loan?

Start doing showings for their room so they get the idea that they're evicted4.

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