They are both great at learning the fundamentals.Also - here's a couple articles you might enjoy:The 21 Best Real Estate Investing Books Ever How to Rent Your House: The Definitive Step by Step GuideHow to Be a Landlord: Ten Tips for SuccessOh - and if you haven't yet- be sure to setup some "Keyword Alerts."

I wanted to get an idea of others experience with TIF or EB5, any tips or stories and especially if anyone has had experience within the Chicagoland area or City of Chicago.Thanks everyoneMark

@Joey Rodriguez I'm looking at investing in foreclosure property, maybe you can share some tips or two with me.

Thank you for the tip though I think it's a great idea if there are new investors out there looking for a way to get started!

I guess their daily routine involves littering their q tips.  

I wrote a blog last week with some tips about this.

However, most of the time the lender is going to require another appraisal meaning another appraisal cost paid for by the borrower.Do you have hard money loan tips or questions? 

Like the zoho.com tip.

Feel Free to reach out with any tips and tricks and I'll surely reciprocate when I learn enough to be helpful!!!

Tip: A Self Managed HOA that has no real estate experience and is managing the building = drama.Back to topic :)A healthy HOA should be able to tell you the status of the reserve account and whether or not the current monthly assessments consider projections for the next 10 years.