The announcement of a new hospital near I-90 and a hotel downtown will help as well.Home prices are climbing a little in Rockford but are still very low compared to the suburbs of Chicago.  

Watch for the announcement or contact @Michael Jobe for more info.  

Hi everyone,  I'm proud to announce that I've got my first fix and flip under contract and set to close in 2 short weeks.  

It might be a good idea to have a written partnership nuptial.I understand how it is to be busy with all of your businesses.Some of my businesses are; Real Estate Management, Auction Company and Investment partnerships.I do find time to practice my art.I guess it is OK to announce my art show, all sales go 100% to charity, The Smile Train.www.auctions.investorsunited.com to see the bidding process and view the paintingsAlso on Flickr at www.flickr.com/seeparrishartBrandon, I think it is important for people like us (managing lots of businesses, lots of stress and controlling the moving parts) to have an escape, a diversion, a creative outlet, a mind break from businessWhat are your thoughts on that?

As they say, you never forget your first :) I'm happy to announce we have closed on our first property and I wanted to post the details of the deal to 1) spread the success back into the community that helped us to achieve our goal and 2) get some feedbackAfter many weeks of analyzing property in our local market (Bay Area), we quickly became discouraged with the bloated cost of properties out here in CA.

@Jay Hinrichs  I would be glad to help.I saw the announcement of the meeting, but nothing more.  

HUD recently announced that relying on arrests (without convictions) for tenant screening violates the Fair Housing laws.

So far, only seeing startup crowdfunding portals announcing they are supporting title III (flood of emails today).Even some portals saying they won't do title III cause it creates "adverse selection", arguing companies would only raise under this offering type as a "last resort" as there are other cheaper ways to raise money.

Danger.A few years behind the likes of Demographia, the Economist and the IMF, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has decided to sound it's first Red Alert.http://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/the-mar...http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cmhc-red-warning-h...and the opinion piece which pre-announced the revelation:http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/...When Polloz is compelled to raise interest rates to follow a rate increase south of the 49th, things will become interesting.

lolAs an example, the federal banking regulators, including the OCC, last issued a big written warning about CRE concentrations in December 12, 2006, when the most commonly referred-to guidance regarding CRE concentrations was written:https://www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2006/fil0...By then, it was too late to turn back...The only reason I would know that this announcement is not even MORE later than it should be, is if all 3 federal regulators - OCC, FDIC, & Federal Reserve - had agreed.