The stamp is important too, dont use bulk mail.

It is important to not be late as new lates have the biggest neggative impact on your credit and yes we can remove neggative information such as lates, bk's collections and chargeoffs bt there is a process and there is no magic eraser that just wipes out your bad credit.

From my experience, what is most important to the bank is having a complete file to pass through the red tape.

This usually means, they are put it escrow by the bank or a certified check is provided.Another way to accomplish the same thing is cash or money order.The idea is to prevent a bounced check (known as Non-Sufficient Funds or NSF).The importance is to keep a tenant from giving you a bad check and then moving in.

How important is having my own real estate website?

I understand the quality issue.But when 90% of the people that get your cards throw them away I dont see the point.I would rather save money and send out MORE cards, then sturdier cards.I think the message is more important than the method sometimes. if you have a compelling message/call to action, people wont care.Thats my opinion.

More importantly should be your confidence in getting the deal done.

In my opinion, the hardest skill (and the most important by far) is the ability to find business....i.e, prospecting.

Which in itself is not a bad thing, as that is an extremely important aspect of investingAs to what you can do in Chicago, well you can find mentors, more information on wholesaling, etc when you attend Local Clubs.

Most, if not all, states require a registered agent in case they are needed to received any important documents, process servers, etc.