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17 January 2019 | 16 replies
Buy in decent neighborhoods
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9 January 2019 | 7 replies
The house is not in my ideal neighborhood but with the initial numbers it would be worth buying.So more important question is if I want to deal with "average deal" house in this neghborhood compared to "great deal" house as it initially was.I guess I have some thinking to do too. :-)
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7 January 2019 | 13 replies
Don't buy in the roughest neighborhood in the urban core.
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7 January 2019 | 10 replies
(This is a new purchase closing next week) This is a C property in a C neighborhood.
4 January 2019 | 0 replies
It's two units and a great gem in a great neighborhood.
4 January 2019 | 0 replies
It's two units and a great gem in a great neighborhood.
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9 January 2019 | 10 replies
I love SEC 8 for low income neighborhoods, but I don’t generally recommend new landlords who plan to manage themselves start in the low income neighborhoods, much less with SEC 8.
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5 January 2019 | 1 reply
I have had clients in the Berwyn and Forest Park neighborhoods run into this trying to use the 3.5% FHA loan because the current rents were well below market rents.
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5 January 2019 | 0 replies
My realtor sent me a listing for a ready to move in 2 bedroom 1 bathroom condo in a great neighborhood.
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6 January 2019 | 14 replies
@Angelo Van I am a big fan of the 1% rule; it is my first measure after the neighborhood.