That's a good area.

Closing on a rental property on Thursday and the settlement statement shows that rents and security deposits are a debit to the seller and a credit to me.

I live in Chicago area I need split system to work heating the same as the cooling. 

Case in point, I run a YouTube channel BUT LONG before YouTube I've been speaking for FREE to high school students in troubled areas.

I have gotten a ton of value from David, particularly in the area of portfolio architecture. 

I am open to connecting with real estate investors in the area and am eager to learn and hear about other investors experiences.

The price to income ratio on SFRs in my area did not make sense any longer so I transitioned to STRs. 

With the right project, you can pull out 100% of your equity when refinancing and "repeat" the process.The key is to buy low enough in an area that justifies an ARV that will allow you to pull out all of your cash at a ~70-75% LTV.

There's a property tax foreclosure auction coming up in my area soon (Ingham County, MI) and one of the properties being auctioned I found out is a 3 bed, 2 bath modular home.

So assume a fourplex you find, in a decent area, for $400,000.