After air fare, hotel for one night, a new set of tires, and a little body work on the right rear quarter panel, I had about $ 16,000 into it.

I don't think this will turn into the fiasco back in 06-07, but it will definitely impact the residential real estate market in a big way.

The busy street and being in a flood will always impact the home value and/or lessen the amount of buyers or renters.

So many landlords clean with bleach and paint with kilz and other unsafe practices concerning mold, that finding a place to live when your body is burdened with mold toxins and you are super sensitive... is nearly impossible.I would like to start helping people by buying properties and renting them to people who need an environmentally safe place to live.

My concern is the potential impact to my credit (and the general pain) to go through underwriting every time I sell a property and acquire a "new" loan...has anyone been in this position before?

So far the few agents I’ve met are just warm bodies trying to make commissions and can’t even answer simple questions.Can anyone refer me to a real estate agent with experience in multiunit properties in the Chicago area?

Most degrees build a body of knowledge that could quickly be obtained by pro-actively learning.

My all time classic was the tenant who asked me if, hypothetically, if there was a dead body in his apartment would I help him dispose of it and not call the police!

I REALLY want to sell my house before that, And I was not planning on listing till late Sept.To me it feels like late 2009 or may be 2010 - Based on the facts that the subprime loans and alt-a will show their scary faces in that year and followed by consumer confidence to an all-time low (it is already compared to prior years), people have already started giving away their car keys (defaulting on that too), global impact due to US economy as almost all countries trading with US have enormous amount of Dollar denominated assets, etc. - Thats my opinion (and I may be wrong)...

Showing properties or businesses to potential buyers that won't really work for their needs is a waste of time.IMO, if you don't know the business you're attempting to serve you'll end up wasting your time as well as that of clients and prospects, that will impact your reputation in that industry.