That sort of thing.The last thing I want to do is bombard a bunch of family members with what they might consider spam.

I agree with fixed rates as HELO's are for short term cash uses not long term .

I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and would ideally like to invest in IL since my family is still there and can serve as a home base for whenever I need to be in the area, but with IL property taxes being as high as they are I'm also scoping other markets in nearby states.Does anyone have any general advice for buying / investing long distance?

The condo sold for $375,000.We could take the entire $140,000 and put it towards a single family home to be used as a long term rental, and get an interest rate around 7.5%. 

I am currently reading "Long Distance Real Estate Investing", by David Green (published by Bigger Pockets) and decided to apply some of the analysis to a currently listed deal on NORADA. 

If you're not planning to live in the property long-term, I'd suggest prioritizing the property's standalone investment potential during evaluation, regardless of its role in a house-hack scenario.

I personally like House-hacking as primary choice in this market, followed by a light rehab BRRR, lastly would be flip or long term hold (unless you got a smoking deal!) 

You may be able to get away with 10% down if you have multiple fix and flips/holds completed in the last 36 months and the LTARV allows for it. 

We filed to have them evicted and the court issued a writ last December.

What used to take you hours, will take seconds.If you think I am talking about something in the future, you have not kept up the last 8 weeks.