In Chicago, we contest taxes regularly and that is part of the game.

You have all your chips on the table and you can lose in this game, believe me, I've seen people in spots where it looked like they had a clear 50k in profit coming there way and then things go sideways and you hope to break even.

For now, I am leaning toward establishing an LLC to purchase and rent real estate.

The game is to keep loosening credit to bolster the economy beyond sustainable limits, then quickly contract it.

I think in many places it is more of a gut game, than a hard core data game. 

With conventional long-term rentals, if you're an established landlord, lenders will count the income from a new rental property right away, allowing you to use it to qualify to purchase another.

Grand Rapids is an excellent investment opportunity for the long game where appreciation and equity build up are the priorities. 

And with todays inflation cost control could be a significant issue for someone new to the game. 

Remember, it's a math game, that's intersects Real Estate St.. 

I could just not allow myself to spend the $1000 to join into the "girl click" that she has established.