What I also enjoy is when people put out articles with contradicting view points and in six months or a year point to the - "see how correct i was", well yeah you placed bets on both red, black and green so you were going to be correct because you bet on all options.There’s a true story about a person who, during the late 1950s wanted to make money selling a stock market prediction newsletter, but had no verifiable experience or track record.  

You can't buy stocks for a discount just because you don't buy them at the NYSE.

For instance, if you want to do 2-4 units then West loop won't work, but Evergreen Park or similar areas might due to the housing stock. 

@Chris Miller history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.I remember 2006, and how the fed was engineering a beautiful soft landing and everything was great and home builder stocks and banks and investment banks were THE stocks to own because all the data was pointing to a rosy future.The only data source you would need is the yield curve.  

You shouldn't by a "DST" or a "stock" just because it's for sale. 

Driven by favorable interest rates and stock market performance, debt issuance has been the main capital driver.

We use it for all exterior or interior trim in stock white color at all of our units and even our flips.

Between furnishings (2 bedroom), stocking kitchen and bathrooms, outdoor furniture and hot tub, I’ll be around $25k.

What portfolio allocation do you want between stocks and real estate?

To insurance salesman the answer is always life insurance; to stockbrokers the answer is always investing in the stock market; to a hammer the answer is always a nail.