Stock market does not affect this asset class as much as the single family or retail... actually, it makes every potential investor lose a little bit of faith in conventional wisdom and want to put their money in real estate.

In prosperous times, everyone pays their rent, but in any shift, it tends to be lower income tenants that are disproportionately hard hit, which will effect the landlords of those asset classes more.

I have partners across multiple entities with different classes of assets, scattered amongst a number of markets.

Cook County and a couple of neighboring counties are generally:- Postponing court dates for 30 days- Sheriff's are staying eviction orders and sheriff's sale for 30 days- Moratariums on foreclosure judgments (some for 30 days) 

Rents have started to plateau and in some property types and classes you can see incremental increases.

Talking from online classes (which I believe = $750) to the state exams etc...Trying to simplify things for a few new folks considering joining the industry!

I'd love to connect with and potentially partner with locals who are familiar with the market/demographics and can speak to actual experience in the marketplace: Would appreciate connecting and mentioning people below you'd recommend I speak with. 1) Investor friendly brokers/agents2) Investors/Landlords 3) Property Management Companies4) Local contractors Acquisition Criteria: This change per market but my general guideline is the following:1) +5 Units 2) Class B/C- / Value- Add 3) Up to $10M 4) Cash Flow Positive I really appreciate everyone’s input and assistance.

I am an aspiring real estate agent and investor, currently taking classes to get my license in Texas.

Purchase price: $2,900,000 Cash invested: $100,000 39 unit, B-Class asset in downtown Spartanburg which is dominated by A-Class multifamily units.

As people (not me) started teaching classes about how to turn in hundreds of price requests at a time with attempted flips, volume skyrocketed to an average of 15,000 per month.