I just flipped a house in this neighborhood and someone from IL bought it and got a STR license from Walworth County. 

Hello,I am remodeling my multi family house (3 flats) to modern.

I walked the house (full of trash).

@Teekap Pate there is a very slim chance you will find something on the far north or far south side of Chicago on the lake front at that price point and even less likely chance you will find one that works with the HOA dues.In my opinion, you'd be better off looking for condos in those areas that need renovation - flipping.

I want to begin investing with a house hack, but more generally use this position (with it specifically being in the RE industry) as a jumping-off point for a career in investing, eventually full-time. 

It was money for me and mystery of renovation costs.

I have an idea of what I want to do to get started but have a lot of questions and would love to pick someones brain about investing in NJ.I would like to get started by house hacking for a year or so and build up some equity and save some cash for another after that.  

Travel nurses on furnished finder are wanting to pay way less. your dealing with individuals. who want to pocket as much money as possible and rightly so.The goal with MTR is to connect to companies who pay for the nurses and also set up the housing for the nurses (the companies pay more) than the individual nurses want to. 

Interest rates are just one component of the economy and you have many different macro-economic conditions that impact housing such as job market, inflation, debt loads, lending standards etc. 

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