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These are borrowers who without the Tax Free Appreciation and Tax Write Off Savings of buying a home, won't have a "Pot to P_ _ s In" after this run up in values over the next 7 to 10 yrs!...."

This kind of falls in line with what Stephen Cook practices (any comments on his books and materials?).

Rental investing is a long term game and not a pot of cash you can count on tapping at will.         

If you take a security deposit in Chicago, specifically cook country, it needs to be in an interest-bearing account and interest paid back to tenants, which is why most Chicago landlords just do a non-refundable move-in fee that can be up to 49% of one month's rent.

Pretty sure I saw a colorado pot investment with really no supporting numbers or proforma that was up for a while and is now gone.I clicked for more information on many other deals and never got access or heard back from anyone.

I know Cook County has one this summer, but their bizarre bond requirements, insane taxes, Chicago RLTO obligations and shootings make it too risky for me (Plus the foreclosure process takes an extra 6-9 months).  

Hi @Liam Cook, and welcome to BP.  

@Julie Cook, probably, it largely depends on how accurate the "appraised property value" is.

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