It's a competitive market and most of the people that get in trouble here are ones that buy blindly without actually figuring out the numbers, etc.You'd be surprised the number of times I get asked after month one if their electric bill of $xxx or whatever is normal, and the thought running through my head is "how did you not  check things like that before you committed half a million dollars to something?"

Hi @Ryan Harrell in each case w/ a lender does a credit check (report - score) has to be undertaken?

Our customers typically get a 30 year fixed mortgage with a 20-25% down payment.

To the greedy ones, don't get any ideas, just an example that a bank still has a duty to customers not to put them in a situation of having to deal with an untrustworthy party.

I'm currently waiting for a response from customer support.

Everything about them seems to check out, and their properties (which they sell already tenanted, and they manage) seem to break even with 25% down.

I’d love to connect & discuss my goals further, especially since you specialize in long-term, turn-key properties, which are exactly what I will be focusing on as an investor.I’ll definitely check out the podcast you shared to learn more about turn-key investments.

Wanted to revive this post and check to see if anyone else has additional information or input on rental in Cahokia, IL / Cahokia Heights, IL . . .

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Have you check with an insurance carrier?