I think there can be legitimate criticism of short-term rentals, but often they are lost in stranger danger or a reticence to embrace new ways to invest (or do anything)

Don't be a stranger!

Hello Everyone,I am no stranger to the Chicago Real Estate Market.

Tough to convince a stranger to trust you on an investment if you have little or no experience.

Most that I know that have had success are people that never met a stranger, they can be friendly and meet otherswell (even if they only have to put up with them for a short time (like me, lol)).Someone who can conceptualize how to achieve a problem under given constraints through a process is key.

And I'm pretty sure those records will show how LLC's have protected ppl assets better than a bunch of strangers on the internet sorting themselves into likeminded pods of group think. 

I've been no stranger to BP forums and podcasts as I've been here creepin' for a little over a year now.

It does have a bit of a tough reputation but my wife and I are no strangers to things being rough around the edges so I dont necessarily mind a certain amount of that.

I think one of the top things that stops new investors from moving forward is the reluctance to make a phone call (or visit) to a stranger (primarily sellers),

Let a mortgage guy convince me lending would be no issue since my credit was 740 I'd done 4 flips previously I had a great deal with alot of equity etc he said purchase cash and refi soon after well he basically became a stranger and mislead me so I began rehabbing slowly over next few months doing as much i could well long story short I've gotten it to the cosmetic stage basically and funds are running low but I would think 740 credit 4 or more previous experience fix and flips (and this particular property is going to be 1st rental) it's free and clear as is worth 225-250k now and will be 300k+ when finished but I lack 30k to finish and cant seem to get financing I really need some help getting this resolved where I can go forward what do i need to do???