BP has done a nice job of collecting some real lenders and every state has real lenders you can google them.

Great job Jennifer, glad to see you overcame the discouragement, its a very hard thing to do.I'm curious about your off-market sourcing, did you cold call for this one or was it a byproduct of your normal real estate operation as a broker?

Quote from @Konrad “Arm's length” is an expression which is commonly used to refer to transactions in which two or more unrelated and unaffiliated parties agree to do business, acting independently and in their self-interest.I would think that most transactions are "arms length" transactions.   

While you'll find a few YouTubers doing their thing, I believe "Lili invests" does the best job of touching on the topics and tools newcomers need to know in order to be successful - CRMS, lead generation, building lists, identifying great deals etcI hope that helps and good luck on your RE investing journey!

There's so many catalysts for population and job growth (Intel, Honda, Amazon, Nationwide Hospital, etc).

Lead and asbestos can turn a simple plumbing job into a superfund-site-nightmare.

Yes, using the equity from one investment property (Property A) to purchase another investment property (Property B) is not only legal but also a common and strategic way to leverage your real estate investments.

@Brian AshThis is very common now as most lenders are getting crushed on commercial side and recognize the residential side is going to have some pain and they do not want to get stuck with investor loans with no personal guarantee as that is what people walk away from first when they get in trouble.

Ken's advice above is good but even better would be to find someone who has been inside the comps rather than relying on just pictures (which can often do a surprising job making a house look nicer than it really is if the photographer is good, or not as nice as it is in person if the photographer is bad).

I am grateful to find this forum because my family has been in extreme stress over the past few weeks.Background is that we relocated from Houston 1.5 years ago to Chicago for my job and decided to rent my personal residence back in Houston.