Currently on No and Low Money Down (financing will be my biggest hurdle).

I learned way too many lessons to list, but my biggest lessons were to follow the lessons laid out in David Green's book.

I learned way too many lessons to list, but my biggest lessons were to follow the lessons laid out in David Greene's book.

The biggest question is why would you do this deal at this price? 

Banks have no incentive to forgive these loans, so they can impose their interpretation.

You might want to see where the water lines are coming from in your unit, make sure that you have sealed around that as well.In my condo association, they determine who is at fault for the treatment of the building by bringing in a third party inspector (pest control) and whoever the pest control determines to have the worst/biggest infestation of (thing) is generally at fault.

In my opinion, the biggest deterrent (which is often overlooked and rarely mentioned) to investing in Chicago is the legal system.

Down payments are usually the biggest hurdle as most lenders require 25% down on MFHS. 

The biggest challenge I'm facing is knowing what assumptions are reasonable. 

Given our situation, what are the biggest mistakes people like me make?