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I imagine that downtown Chicago is like any other city with its workable areas and its war zones. in many areas just a few blocks can mean a big difference in maintenance and vacancy both can cause losses.

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What is the percentage of difference between the sales price and the listing price.Some of this data maybe difficult to access if you are not licensed or have access to the MLS, so a good realtor mentor maybe willing to help out.Good luckPS Investing in the foreclosure market is where it is at for residential investors.

My F/T job is "Mom" but I also have background in commercial property management/property accounting and have a California Real Estate broker license (Realtor with MLS access) which has helped be tremendously in being able to evaluate properties before making offers.

I won't go into operations or correspondent lending relationships or compliance, but loans are blocked and sold as well as purchased.

We are getting through all of the paper work right now but within the next week we should have our LLC formed and funded.Now that we can finally focus on finding properties and not the structure of the company it is starting to feel a bit like we are forgetting something.Our team includes:Acquisition:I am a realtor so I have access to the local mls; my partner and I can narrow it down to a few properties of choice.

For the houses I've looked at, the comps are usually like maybe a block away so about 1/5-1/4 of a mile.

After doing this for a while then I got access to the MLS and now mostly do it myself although if I don't feel confident I will still hire the appraiser.

And it can only be considered 'spacious' by NYC standards.That being said, the neighborhood is filled with tree lined streets and gorgous brownstones, I am a block away from one of the largest parks in any US city and I am a short train ride from the greatest city in the world.