On this one, literally sitting there with the seller, in the property, it was a lot to take in. I

But once you’ve crunched the numbers and found a good cash-flowing rental property, if the numbers make sense, I encourage you to dive right in. I

If you're going to start in a market you're eventually going to live in, I think that's a stronger case for that market."

Some operator takes some pity on me and says I can do some of this expedited and in person but only at Lake Zurich, Mount Prospect or Springfield walk in.  I

We stood strong and HUD accepted our offer without any other bids coming in.  I

Appreciate you both (@Patrick Roberts and @Chris Seveney ) chiming in. I

It really doesn't matter as long as the lender is licensed in the state the property is in. I

After careful consideration of where I want to take my business, I've realized that raising capital isn't the direction I'm interested in. I

IT is a hard question, do i buy in my real expensive market, or do i rent here and invest in a better market (and by "better" i mean better for traditional investing)I would say this: The traditional idea that I am "missing out" if I don't own a primary residence in my chosen market to live in, is not necessarily a true notion.I know a guy, a friend of mine who actually told me about BP back in the day.

I'm trying to narrow down some options and do a deeper dive on maybe 2 or 3 of the best potential markets to see which one makes sense to start in. I