Cash flow is realistic, but quite frankly you make your money here in appreciation.

Got a story about an awesome contractor you worked with—or maybe one that didn’t quite cut it?

My girlfiend and I are looking in La Grange and Brookfield which is not quite as fast west as you, but my aunt lives in Wheaton so I am quite familiar with your area.What's your game plan over the next two years? 

My goal is to have financial freedom so I can eventually quit my 9-5 job and use my time to spend with family and do things that excite me.

I think you're doing quite well given the location. 

Hi, BiggerPockets community,My wife and I have been trying to close on a property for quite some time in the New York area and have not had any success, so I'd love to connect with anyone and everyone in the area or surrounding markets that we can learn from to make that happen!

A and B neighborhoods typically don’t produce much cash flow and are more of an appreciation play—something the city has been seeing quite a bit of over the past decade.

I have found that it is quite simple to self-manage a portfolio of 30-40 short-term/interest-only loans using a combination of QuickBooks and an XL workbook (1 worksheet "tab" for each loan). 

I called the TL to quit.

PS before the hedge funds jumped in about 2011 to 2012 I was an activce courthouse buyer in Henry county and a few of the counties on the north side of Atl metro so been to many of the  auctions having them all on one day is a cluster .. you have multiple criers crying sales simultainously it can be hard to follow but you can also squeeze out one that folks missed.. we did quite well until the hedge funds knocked us little guys out of the area..