Basic for would exclude much more than that and are often disguised (the agent's selling basic form hope you are more concerned about cost than coverage, and many RE investors fall into that trap).On a basic form you would lose Weight of Ice and Snow, Falling Objects, Water Damage (Think broken pipes), Collapse, Theft and Risk of any other direct physical loss not excluded on the special form policy. 

Hello@Jerron Horn CEO,I'm fairly new to the business as well, but from what i'm reading and learning is that you'll want to gather as much information about the owner, the financial and physical aspects of the property as you can. 

It would be a shame to squander your proximity to this to add the disadvantage of distance in REI.

Standard contracts usually say seller is responsible for CO and if the city does do a physical inspection on re-sale, sees that it's a legal 2-family with an illegal 3rd basement apartment, then city may force seller to remove the 3rd unit.Shoot me a message on the grants you're talking about...are they for owner occupy or investors?

You got to figure over time some of these locations will do a 180 based on proximity to the hipster stuff.

@Anthony Kondor Step one- look up property pin number by entering in physical address (click "property address search" on the left)http://cookcountyassessor.com/Property_Search/Prop...Step two- plug in pin number and search http://12.218.239.82/i2/default.aspx

I'm leaning toward the postcards, but the pens offer me a chance to physically hand the pen to a prospective client, attaching a face & personality to the name.By the numbers:I'm looking at 200 pens for roughly $70 vs maybe 2000 postcards for roughly $300+ postageAny input is appreciated!

Not redevelopment but new development in very close proximity to the areaAny experiences in this scenario would be great

Hey everyone, I am considering investing in Connecticut, Bridgeport specifically due to the proximity to New York but I've only been there a handful of times.

SFH, 2-4 unit - anything physically or deal-wise distressed or otherwise sold at a discount is perfect.