No one has a crystal ball.

Quote from @Crystal Smith: Quote from @Evan Alexakos: Hello everyone,I've been delving into real estate research and plan to continue to do so going forward; however, I'm wondering if my current goals are illogical.

@Jewel B.A good way to counter all this confronting information and click bait is to try to crystallize a strategy based on offline information, where you get a path from someone that already did it, from the beginning until you see the results you would like for yourself.

What all do you consider when creating your Crystal Clear Criteria for a property?

@Crystal Smith made a really great point about the various neighborhoods within the city.

@Crystal Smith Do you know other other Chicagoland cities with the strange laws targeting investors. 

Quote from @Crystal Smith: Quote from @Jeff Davis: Hey All - Reaching out to see if anyone has any recommendations for good general contractors in the Chicago area.

I find the best way to uphold accountability is through crystal clear communication. 

The only thing that could have saved us from the losses we incurred on some of the properties would have been a crystal ball. 

As a follow up, and a tilt of your hand, if you had unlimited resources and crystal ball, are there any neighborhoods you have good hunches on ?