You can also check Rentometer and Zillow’s rental listings for comps.Building a Team – Your agent is key because they’ll help you find properties that actually make sense.

I chose this area for two reasons, the first is that the South Gate Entrance has the least issues.

@Matthew Samson, The conversion into a rental and then 1031 can actually be used with the primary residence exemption as long as you watch your dates.Your parents move out for a year and convert the property to investment. 

#LockItUp3️⃣ YOU’RE NOT ACTUALLY RESPONDING—YOU’RE JUST REPLYINGMost salespeople throw out responses instead of truly understanding sellers.

The reason Brandon has yet to come across someone that regrets keeping their property is that that is not who his circle is, plus anyone that regrets keeping a property just goes and sells it so that they no longer regret keeping it.

Also Mid-Term Rentals to traveling professionals, people displaced for insurance reasons, or doing a renovation to their home and needing a place to live for  3 months or more are also possibilities.

Ease of working with owner = easier for you to cohost --- some owners micromanage and 2-3x the amount of work for you for no reason.

That is part of the reason I'm not sure it matters as much whether I am in my home market or not - other than the fact that I have greater knowledge of the local market. 

In all actuality move in Inspections are a waste of everyone’s time and they are very inefficient.

I'm actually jumping on here to let you know that am also an investor around the Champaign area, I'd love to connect!