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16 June 2017 | 9 replies
@Michael James The tax is certainly high in many areas especially west and southwest of the city.
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12 June 2017 | 9 replies
West of 65, south of 64 is a mix of rough characters that slowly blends more towards rural(ish) working class as you get farther southwest.
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21 March 2008 | 9 replies
He lived in Chicago and bought property in Southwest Missouri - 8 hour drive.
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31 January 2019 | 13 replies
Southwest Ohio is a great area to invest for cashflow properties.A couple suggestions, although you should have these from the podcasts.Visit the area before you buy anything.Find a great property manager in the area.Just getting those two items complete will go a long way toward your success.If you have any questions on the area, feel free to reach out.
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13 March 2018 | 1 reply
My mother lives in a suburb in the Southwest suburbs of Chicago.
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8 November 2017 | 7 replies
Comparable 2-3 bedroom SFH are in the range of 50% less expensive in Illinois (rural 1-1/2 hours southwest of Chicago) compared to Montana.
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8 January 2014 | 10 replies
I specialize in exterior home improvement.I invest in real estate in Cape Coral / Fort Myers area of South West Florida.
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7 March 2018 | 2 replies
They meet one Sunday night a month in a south west suburb.
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10 May 2017 | 15 replies
#3 will differ depending on your locale, latitude, etc, but here in the sunny dry southwest, its basically as follows: Roof coatings, Mini-Split HVAC units, the best windows you can afford (or glass block has a VERY high R-Value) and if you really want to go big, PV/Solar system.
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8 March 2017 | 40 replies
We are not far (south suburbs) and there are for sure deals in the south and south west burbs.