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2 January 2025 | 8 replies
Your first challenge is - you shouldn't buy based upon zip code!
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22 January 2025 | 12 replies
Hi @Jacob Dalton,Thanks for sharing your situation—it’s clear you’ve put a lot of thought into this decision, and I can understand why you’re concerned given the challenges of being a landlord in Cook County.Screening tenants is definitely a key step, but I agree it’s not foolproof.
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9 January 2025 | 46 replies
The email was short and challenged us by implying we were looking for investing planning and not tax planning.
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21 January 2025 | 31 replies
I wasted too much time trying to piece it all together and when you're in different states it's all the more challenging to make sure everything is legit.
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27 January 2025 | 35 replies
The challenge is that in US, for that kind of premium property, you have to shell out north of $3M.