However, I had done my research on the web and found Bigger Pockets here, and educated the living crap out of myself.  

Buying low, to me, is a fundamental part of successful RE investing, and Cleveland provides this opportunity, even in decent lower crime neighborhoods.  

A quick web search will get you all of their contact info.

Hi guys,Chicago's underlying fundamentals as one of the last emerging markets from the mortgage crisis looked, and still looks good to me. 

It allows you to give prospective tenants a short link web page for the unit, also they can text a code to a text number and get the link to view the listing.

Hi @Matt Dickey,Welcome, If you are not in a need to sell "now" situation and don't mind spending your money on print/web advertising, go ahead and do it FSBO for a couple months and see if it sells.

That being said, I don't see a problem with establishing rapport as it's a fundamental way of building a long term working relationship between buyer and wholesaler. 

Hello J Beard,There is a ton of information on the web about DTI but here is a quick rundown that should help you out.Mortgage DTI: If you make $40K a year, if your lender maxes out at 43% then you will do 40K*.43/12= $1,433 is the max amount your DTI can be.

You can do it from a mobile on the web browser but it's kind of messy.

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