Any thoughts on whether obtaining the license here in Chicago is worth it while we gear up for our first house hack?

I'm currently finishing the Pre-licensing course to take the state exam to obtain my Real Estate Licenses while being enrolled in 22 credits (7 classes) and playing college soccer.

Hi BP Family.  I'm sure I'm not the first person to have run into this problem so I hope you can give me some advice.  First, a little about me.  I've been investing part time since 2008.  Have some properties rented ...

This is usually a 2-step process. 1. pull a list of people likely to want to sell their home. 2. append phones and email to that list where available.You can work with a list broker to walk you through and make recommendations for your target.Please note that "loan balance" is not public data and the only sources that do have it are credit score companies and there are a lot of legal restriction around selling the data.

There is always the debate of whether or not RE investors should obtain a license.

I discovered a strategy to pick up very discounted properties. For example I locked up a house for $11,500 that was a 3/2 with a 2 car garage that was built in 2000. I don’t have the funds so I was forced to wholesale...

Mat,The LA County Assessor website withholds information, but it is public.

You'll be evicted if caught (which wouldn't be too hard to do since you'd have to publicize to sublet).  

Don't get me wrong, I still like nice things, arguably more than most, I definingly have my diva streak who loves flying 1st class and all the shiny fancy things, it's just that I have wired my brain differently in the how to obtain method of this. 

I'm still VERY new to everything and this would be my first rental property/househack.I have found a property of interest, it's a duplex, one side is 3BR/2B and the other is 1BR/1B - They are on month-to-month lease... is it still possible to obtain an FHA loan and easily get the tenant in the smaller unit to vacate when their monthly lease is up?