The only reason I've heard of Morris Illinois, is beacuse our family used to drive to central Illinois to camp and boat, and Morris is directly on Route 47.Are you currently investing in Chicago or near you in Joilet @Scott Meech?

At the time my only issue was their loans appear to be backed by wall st.. so the closing docs were enough to kill not one but two trees and took way more time to sign the  whole package then I like to spend signing closing docs :)  But thier fee's and rates are hard to beat. 

I have one that I like to use.

The comps that do exist seem to be performing at a high-levelMarket Overvaluation?

Make sure you know what it's like to be an Agent before you spend thousands of dollars on MLS fees etc.. 

I want to be sure you are thinking this through, considering all angles, and making an informed, wise decision.

Conventional loan How did you add value to the deal?

Purchase price: $379,000 Cash invested: $75,800 Added to our long term investment portfolio.

Hi Everybody I am new to real estate investing and after listening to the podcast I am definitely happy to be joining the forum and eager to learn and take action.

Try to narrow down your options to the top 3-4.