Based on your post, it's probably best for you to simply not invest in Cook County for your own peace of mind.Sure, any tenant could stop paying rent and that risk is never zero.

I'm not sure why not - one of the great parts about real estate investing is that you can build a team around you for aspects you aren't as strong at or simply want to delegate to someone/expert and do the others yourself - look up "Core 4" for example - where you can have an agent, lender, manager, contractor all at once for your investments and can theoretically just let them do all the interactive work

Not simply building wealth in additional to whatever else they have going on to support them.

Ha, hosts anywhere could apply this to their region simply by changing a few verbs and nouns.

When I tried following up with Delta, they did not have an answer for me and simply said that they would just stop all progress on my construction until I made the payment for the first draw.

I don' think anyone is suggesting that simply managing these 9 properties is enough.

We are simply just responding to the slander to let everyone here know that it's exactly that....slander. it's been 2 years and your still upset?

.- If you're going after a seller finance deal I think once you understand what it will take to get to a finished state its simply a matter of aligning your needs as far as short term cashflow with the current rents/situation, with the net number the seller needs after the refinance.  

Old skool K&T systems are simply not designed for the electrical loads that houses have today.

I simply wanted to exit two deals to begin gaining credibility in the eyes of hard money lenders.