Market ranges widely from Boston to Blandford and everywhere in between.

Know your audience: There is a very wide spectrum of experience on Bigger Pockets - From newbie investors who just signed up today and have never even made an offer on a piece of property, to experienced landlords, property managers, and brokers/agents with decades of experience and thousands of transactions and under their belt. 

Purchase price: $55,000 Cash invested: $55,000 Sale price: $69,500 Single wide mobile home project.

Details of the property: Property consists of a 29 unit storage unit made of cinder block and metal roofing and two single wide trailers.

@Jason Appel Every strategy and market has it's own basement floor, so this number could vary wildy and widely depending on what you do, and where, but I would generically say $15k to $25k in starting funds gives you at least some optionality of opportunity.

How to Invest in Real Estate through a Self-Directed IRAA Self-Directed IRA is a traditional IRA or Roth IRA in which the custodian permits a wide range of investments that are allowable in retirement accounts.

I've been pleasantly surprised how active people are on this forum, and you will find a lot of active members in the Chicagoland area with a wide variety if experience; myself included.

I've also made the acquaintance of quite a few interesting people.Fortunately, while this incident has been a significant setback, it nowhere approaches the catastrophe with which many of our fellows are faced because of the wide spread consequences of the pandemic. 

I have found that the rates can vary widely so I check each renewal.

@Ed Jesionka I actually voluntarily left corruption out of the equation and this is why.My adopted home country of Canada is deservedly widely acknowledged as being one of the least corrupt countries in the world.