YUP minimum requirements.. although you would be surprised how many folks cannot get a bond because they lack credit score.. this will weed out the really poor players and give state a vehicle to regualted those that violate the laws without all the grey area currently.

You get as much objective information about them so that you can make an informed decision. 2.

What information I should be analyzing to help me make a decision on where I should start.  

.: Hello all,I’m looking for some advice on a real estate decision.

Here's a link to the data: https://mred.stats.10kresearch.com/infoserv/s-v1/vwxv-Zs5What this data shows at a Macro level is that the Chicago market is doing fine, but the market is too large to use that data to make any decisions about where you want to house hack.

It's cool to know how to use tools to a do analysis but it has to be utilized properly.I have seen several flippers who have read Rich Dad Poor Dad; had every Performa, chart, analysis package, market analysis reports, cost benefit analysis, work break down structures, IMS and much more and botched every project. 

I have San Diego properties purchased with good timing and properties purchased with poor timing.  

All in all - owning a place to rent to other people is a business, and business decisions need to be made based on that cold hard facts and not on an emotional basis, unless someone wants to quickly go out of business.

I do not see any of those scenarios as likely and therefore see poor/negative cash flow at max LTV refi continuing for some time.  

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