NAR Says - Existing home sales fall to lowest level in nearly 30 years and Median housing prices rose to a record high"The National Association of Realtors released data that showed existing home sales declined to the lowest level since 1995 last year, with 4.06 million homes sold on an annual basis.Meanwhile, the median home price median home price rose to a record high of $407,500 in 2024."

The programs that claim high success, over and over again, are the ones that appear on these forums a few years later with students making claims about misrepresentation by the programs. 

At the end of the summer of 2024, finally got permits approved. 

Instead of losing 55k they will probably only end up losing $25,000 - $30,000 What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Owner ended up settling with the tenant, but then we had to threaten to sue our own client to get them to pay our legal fees.- Owner must sign a Hold Harmless to indemnify us against any potential tenant lawsuits relating to the work their contractor is doing.--- Another lawsuit resulted from owner's contractor taking down basement handrail to get supplies down the steps, then they didn't put it back and tenant fell down the stairs.- We also negotiate a reasonable completion date, depending on the Scope Of Work (SOW). --- Who gets all the phone calls and wastes time calming a tenant down because the owner's contractor doesn't show up as scheduled after they took time off from work or a 3 day job takes 3 weeks?

It also confirms the amount of security deposit and the lease ending date.

With a dynamic real estate market, diverse neighborhoods, and high rental demand, Chicago is a fantastic place to invest in house hacking. 

Quote from @Stuart Udis: @Robert Ellis Location Location Location...There is limited land supply in markets with high demand and high barriers of entry.

While I’ve considered cash-out refinancing or HELOCs, the high rates make these options less appealing.I’m debating between using cash to acquire more SFRs or diversifying into mixed-use retail properties.

But mostly buy a house with a large lot in a high-density area.