As you venture to try and find what cities/areas to buy in might I suggest this resourcehttps://www.areavibes.com/This is a great website to get an over view/starting point for what the neighborhoods are like. 

It's been wonderful. 

I would suggest working with a broker that is very familiar with conventional, commercial, hard money, non-qm, and DSCR loans.

That guideline is lender specific, so I would suggest shopping it around. 

They seem mostly suited for off-site wall segments production and I have to wonder about the economic viability in real-world projects. 

Of course each level grants you access to different things, I'm just wondering if anyone has tried it and if so, was it successful in helping you find funding? 

What I’m looking for is suggestions on how to deal with this.

Hi was was wondering if anyone here in Chicago or surrounding areas have purchased from the cook county land bank and if so what kind of loan did u get if any to buy and fix it up or develop a property any info would be very helpful thanks

If you didn't, seems like a bad / inexperienced accountant to suggest such a thing.In my opinion, its the same as telling someone to go to a trade school and get a new career.A STR can help you lower your taxes but I would only do it if you were planning to purchase a STR.A STR is a business, you are responsible for furnishing the house, responding to guests, providing a great stay and experience, etc

I completely trust Amanda’s assessment here, but I do wonder whether Kiyosaki actually does take the REP deduction and if so, how?