Agents like to hear they will get paid and there will be repeat business.I have used buyer brokers where I raised the commission above what they would get from the seller.

How much am I likely to be able to raise rents?

Keep in mind illinois tollway and gas to get to work will raise it even higher.

so if I am asking 179 now and then I go and do all this stuff to it, do I raise the price to adjust for that?

Paying it off is good but sometimes having a bit of debt outstanding will actually raise your score.

He also is an investor himself and has a connection with a notebroker and he sent me a deal that I am now trying to raise capital for to participate in.

I love the commodity ETFs Gold, Silver, and Oil (SLV, GLD, USO).With the Republicans borrowing money from other countries and the Dems raising taxes, we are all heading for further inflation.

There are duplexes in neighbooring towns renting for $400-$500 a month per unit, so there may be an opportunity to raise rents.

I like to exercise that "risk muscle" that Frank McKinney refers to all the time.

Briefly, state, county and local governments raise money to provide benefits and services via taxation.