Would love to make the meetup Thurs. night, but not sure if I can get clearance to escape from the family on my birthday.

Motivated by the desire to escape the rat race and fired by entrepreneurial spirit, I want to hit the ground running with my first property soon.

The area seems to have escaped the fate of Lake County IL who chose not to improve their infrastructure thinking, "if we don't build it, they won't come", but "they" came, anyway, and now Lake County traffic congestion is the stuff of legend.Shorewood is nearby out here where the homes tend to be larger and higher valued, even the older homes.In my investing group, some of the people are doing quite well with their projects in and around the area.

I think everyone else's ideas about cutting expenses to the extent possible, looking for training or careers to move up in, and taking incremental education and job steps like that will help you escape the "poverty trap."

I also have clauses in my contract stating that it must be a good marketable title with no liens or encumberances amongst some other contingencies to provide an escape just in case something unexpected arises.Should I be contact the title company right now and having them do the title search, etc.? 

I also have clauses in my contract stating that it must be a good marketable title with no liens or encumberances amongst some other contingencies to provide an escape just in case something unexpected arises.Should I be contacting the title company right now and having them do the title search, etc.? 

In making the buy decision, I focus on end result, not the starting point.This is a more sophisticated perspective which escapes most newbies.  

If possible I would try to tie up the dirt with an option that included plenty of escapes and gives you enough time to do your due dilligence.This 43 acres, are there utilities, roads in place, curb and gutter, proper zoning? 

With a sub-2 you need to have an escape plan if the bank calls the note due.

And get out of the FHA loan and into a conventional mortgage, in order to escape the PMI?