It was written before the days of YouTube, so it's not full of the common nonsense where authors sell a course, send you to their website for downloads, or write a follow-up with additional "secrets" they forgot to put in the first book.Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene was another good one.

- Commonly Allowed Pets: Which types of pets do landlords typically permit in rental properties?

I go back to see what I sent them and I had fat fingered an address (389 instead of 380).  

Its actually really common in my mind for real estate failures especially like these deals were you dont really have access to your money..

Hard money, which is most commonly from an institutional lender (either a broker with a white label setup or a lending firm), is generally available, but you will need to meet experience requirements to obtain funding from these kinds of lenders.

That being said, I think it's just a common sense to avoid pitfalls to the extend possible and not give anyone, especially unscrupulous, unethical buyers and some overzealous gov attorneys a pretext to fine me into bankruptcy and portray to public as a "bad guy" (so they can avoid going after real bad, big guys that lobby and hire them for their own nefarious purposes).

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Here are the common exceptions:Relocation for Work: If your job requires you to move a significant distance from your current property (usually over 50 miles), you may qualify for a second FHA loan near your new workplace.Increase in Family Size: If your household has grown, and your current property no longer meets your family’s needs, you may qualify for a second FHA loan to purchase a larger home.Co-Borrower Separation: If you co-signed on an FHA loan and are no longer living in the property (e.g., after a divorce or separation), you may qualify for a second FHA loan for your primary residence.Non-Occupying Co-Borrower: If you were a co-signer but did not occupy the original property, you may qualify for another FHA loan as the primary borrower.Important Note: FHA guidelines typically require you to demonstrate that the current property will not meet your needs or is no longer feasible as your primary residence.2.

Sewer issues in Chicago are very common which is why I ALWAYS recommend / almost require my clients to get them done + if there's trees in front or in the back of a property, there will almost always be plumbing issues + needed rodding. 

Common examples include difficult grading, or an irregular lot orientation.