Morning Isata,there's a saying "give a person a fish and they eat for a day, teach a person to fish and they eat for a lifetime."  

I am just uncertain of the this would factor into the equation from a lender's standpoint.I am just fishing for ideas and opportunities and thank all of you so much for time and wealth of knowledge.

We continue to see lots of Chicago people moving farther out of the suburbs and commuting so that's great news for us small fish :lol: I just bought another fixer upper and curious if anyone is familiar with land contracts?

My wife thought she had everything worked out, and the deal closing, when an hour into the phone call, the rep says " tomorrow is my birthday, I am taking the rest of the week off and going fishing."

My point in suggesting you contact the listing agents in simply to broaden your horizons when it comes to Realtors.

I broadened my search and found some better properties in Waukesha, Bay View, and other cities just outside Milwaukee.I am looking to get into Multifamily to start.

The best you can hope for us to become like the great majority of wishful thinkers who can't understand why fish don't just jump into their boat.For the newbie type wannabie investor, we have all spun around trying to figure out what works, tried this and that, got little or no traction, got frustrated and want to learn the recipe for the secret sauce.There is really nothing wrong with spending thousands on your training, if you are able to get good value for it.

Settlement was set for while Neal was away fishing in the White Marlin Open (a trip that had been planned for some time). 

In fact, that house is .7 miles away from very big attractions like Iron Hill brewery, Big Fish Grille, the kids museum,  trampoline park, baseball stadium, Kooma Sushi and many other riverfront attractions.

Yes I have been listening to their podcast and reading their blogs for over a year now, I've just been active in the forums now to get to know more people and broaden my network just before I take my next steps in real estate investing!