This has been tied up in court and does not really have an end in sight at this time.5.

I don't have much actual experience with many of these markets.

Don't be a property hoarder.Are you guys doing this or seeing this?

The goal is to keep these for rentals.I currently own the land personally and am funding the builds with a combination of HELOC and cash - no bank debt tied to these properties specifically.

I just bought a lovely 8 unit last April that had been horribly neglected but have turned it around and done some cosmetic renovations and increased rents.

I think they contain solid information and will help lay a good foundation as a beginner (Haha, I'm completely new to real estate as well, btw)I'm also going to be reading the following books, and hopefully I can finish all by the end of this month:1) The ABCs of Property Management2) The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing3) Long-Distance Real Estate Investing How to Buy, Rehab, and Manage Out-of-State Rental Properties (this might be the most important one to me personally)4) The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money DownIn addition to reading, I'm consuming crazy amounts of youtube videos, and I'recommend you do this as well.

My wife works for Ferguson, and I know many contractors, so I can get a lot of materials at cost.

So I have my house that refinanced in 2020 for a 15yr 2.5% rate and we have about 56k equity.

I'm a guy approaching middle-age, living in Chicago.

Assuming you don't have a mortgage that requires a certain level of insurance, you can get a stop-loss policy covering all the properties.