Outside of West Oakland, what areas would you say are likely to go up in value over time - what pockets/neighborhoods are you looking at?

This will shine a light on the areas you have gaps.

We have the drive to achieve whatever we put our mind to, the skills to create a very unique and desirable space, and the finances to back up our investment.

Totally agree , and when a home inspector looks at a house built over 100 years ago and writes a report based on current codes . 

If you’ve yet to build up substantial credit in the U.S. you can apply for foreign national specific loans that don’t take credit history into consideration when qualifying as in some circumstances you can get better rates and terms applying as a FN when your U.S. based credit history is in it’s infancy.

Hi @Abigail King - Love that you are coming up to Chicago for some meetups. 

I have an STR in Niagara Falls and it does pretty well based on the purchase price. 

From mold to people picking at it, caulk will need touched up at least once per year.

Set up a contracts account at both Lowes and HD. 

We are up against con artists!