Balancing properties with strong cash flow and others with higher appreciation is a smart way to build a well-rounded portfolio.

The smart play would be to build a two story wood frame structure on top of piers or concrete block in most cases. 35 feet is a pretty typical height limit in most neighborhoods, so depending on elevation you SHOULD be able to build two stories on top of the elevated foundation.

Switching property managers seems like it was a smart move, especially with how much you and your wife had to step in before.Chicago definitely isn’t an easy market, but it sounds like you’re set up for better success moving forward.

Your true asset hunters are in the basement, the yard, the whole property looking for ways to upgrade the asset that others are missing.You are being very smart about your VA utilization, you just want to make sure the asset is right.

Lots of smart people in here talking about almost any topic you can think of.

Those losses can be substantial, by the way within an HVAC system-Again I doubt these technologies would hold up under scrutiny within a court of law because all it takes is one person with even a basic grasp of principles of engineering and you’d find an easy 10+% delta in these systems’ measuring abilities.

House hacking a multifamily property is a great way to start in real estate, and your plan to live in one unit while renting out the others is smart.

Like Nathan says smartly, dont address hoarding specifically. 

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If you’re keen on keeping your stock portfolio intact, leveraging your home equity via a HELOC or home equity loan could be a smart way to keep that diversification going.