Quote from @Crystal Smith: Hello!

No one has a crystal ball, and a lot of people are just waiting on the sidelines for the right time.

While I don't have a crystal ball to know this for certain, I know rents are certainly going up in the near term.

I am just getting started investing in real estate and am looking for a meetup/group to network and learn with that is somewhat close to the Crystal Lake Illinois area (McHenry County).

Before I purchase a property, I ensure there is a $5,000 CAPEX hedge and that the property will produce the cash flow and ROI I laid out in my crystal clear criteria.

@Crystal Ribail Find out what the problem is.

My crystal ball has not worked since 2008.

Rumor has it the new homes that are $125 PSF now will be $150 by summer, not my crystal ball-just rumor.

To Mr John Jackson,,,John you really "hit the nail on the head" and crystalized the issue Ive have tried to clarify and emphasize to my investor colleagues in So Cal,,,,,If you take on any poor soul that can "fog a mirror" for a Lease Option Buyer candidate,,,,you're making a "Fool's Error" and buyin' a ticket on the Titanic,,,,,It blows my mind when guys that are "cheerleaders" for Lease Option /Rent to Own get up and pitch the strategy ,,often times they say 'Honestly 85% of the people that get into a lease option aren't able to- qualify at the end of the option period anyway ,,so we're not really concerned about /who signs on with us/whether we can help them qualify for refinancing or not/whether we should extend their contract/whether they forfeit their Option Consideration money,,,you get the picture,,,,Wouldn't we investors be better off (fortifying our reputations in the first place,,,,) be carefully screening and qualifying LO candidates in the first place?"

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