He suggests you get into Growth-Stock Mutual Funds with 25% each in:Growth and Income Funds aka Large Cap aka Blue ChipGrowth funds aka Mid Cap or Equity FundsInternational Funds Aggressive Growth Funds Roth IRA at $3,000 per year at 12% a year for 30 years ends at $873,000 but you only put in $90,000.So start with any free match you can get and then fully fund Roth IRA’sBe sure the total comes out to 15%Where does he keep getting this 12% a year from Mutual Funds # from?

When you do it right, their name appears highlighted in blue.

But it is a good solid blue collar area for rentals.

If Gloucester City - That's a very blue collar area.

We are constrained on the West by ocean, South by Mexico, North by Camp Pendleton, and East quickly gets harsh 5) cost of construction: currently it is ~$100K to break ground on a new SFR. 

I wanted to check if anyone has had any experience/suggestion in investing in Blue Island neighborhood of Illinois.

Honestly I feel it is best to invest SFH there, since I feel you could get much better tenant profile in SFH than MultiFam, unless it is duplex on ocean block. 

I have a few blue chips, some gold mining stocks and a good portion in emerging markets and Chinese equities & ETF's, with trailing stops in case things go south.

The housing stock in the Milwaukee suburbs like Menomonee Falls is mostly single family homes, once in a blue moon you will see a two family come on the market, sometimes thats an old farm house.What you are missing is the bigger picture.

CheersKimAfter I received the following reply from MI: On May 4, 2018, at 9:14 AM, Kate F. wrote: Hello Kim,I have heard back from Blue Sky, they have a contractor assigned, but with it being occupied they have been unable to schedule a time to get inside.