I'd love to hear about your process so far, because as much as I've listened to pretty much every podcast episode, and read a ton on the first house-hack, the numbers in LA are just so challenging! 

” (35 ILCS 200/15-175) The amount of exemption is the increase in the current year’s equalized assessed value (EAV), above the 1977 EAV, up to a maximum of $7,000 in Cook County and $6,000 in all other counties.Our scenario is my mother and step dad live in a SFR of ours and their rent is solely based on the total costs of the property (mortgage, insurance, and property taxes).

Good big goal @Steve Kozmeniuk But I would like to challenge you on the "keep buying houses" mindset.

Follow these steps for Detroit LOVE;1)  Love Your Partner.  

I am seeing challenges in the offer acceptance process as properties are in poor shape and require a significant amount of rehab.

@Tiago Faria congrats on taking your first step!

Hi Shequila, your first step would be to contact a mortgage lender in your area to help you get pre-approved for a home loan.

Has anyone purchased homes from the courthouse steps from auction.com?

Shane Humes What you're running into is a "pick your metric" issue that's a prevalent challenge on BP.

How big of a concern is the “step transaction doctrine” (assuming one refis close to the exchange)?