What scares me off a little is the proximity to Maywood, which is not the best area.I do agree that the area will pick up soon, it's a short commute to the city and Oak Park is pretty expensive.

I have written "if there is a conflict the landlord reserve the right to pick the correct statement that applies"  For example, I might want to mention in my addendum about how many overnight guests etc.Thanks!

That's awesome that you can pick up both places. 

Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.

We would like to pick up the pace some.

Kelly Moffat I would read a few books to learn the landscape but then take a hard look at your time-money-knowledge you have and pick the best strategy and zero in on it.

@Kalhan Bhan Hi Kalhan, as long as you pick the right property in the right neighborhood at the right price, the age of the house shouldn't matter.

If all you want is to pick someone's brain, you will become tiresome and eventually it will backfire.LET TIME WORK FOR YOURE is not a get rich plan, despite what some "gurus" will try to sell you.  

Since I am very “wordy” I will do that in separate posts, this one being the first.Let me start off by saying that I cherry-picked the properties for my Stockton “Analyses” (read “opinion”) series, in order to make certain not-so subtle points about the Stockton market and the different types of properties you might find there.

Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.