And maintain communication with them about how you can help in their search - IE if they say they find a place but need $x for the deposit, it might be worth it to pay that.In Illinois, you have to hand deliver notices to tenants.

My name is Nate I just moved to Nampa Idaho, I'm a Journeyman Electrician studying for my Master's.

I believe in maintaining loyal business relationships.Currently I am acquiring buy/hold properties in southwest suburbs of Cook County(section 8) and in Will County. 

The less comparable a property is with nearby comparable, the more quests work is involved, but even with close comps difference can occur as to valuing adjustments.That being said, it would be advantageous for you to study the appraisal to see if you agree with the valuation.

It would be on a very small scale to ensure that quality can be maintained.

I'm new to real-estate investing and I'm trying to understand the difference between the different forms of investingI want to play this RE game for the long-term and have the portfolio benefit from appreciation, depreciation, tax-free cashing-out, leverage using low interest rates, cashflow to cover the expenses.Here's my understanding of eachDirect RE- Full ownership / control of when to sell- Can leverage & deleverage as you want- Work involved to maintain property; But can hire a property manager to assist- Can provide cashflow to cover expenses + CoC return- Provides hard collateral / security for the money you put in- Tax benefits - depreciation, phantom appreciation, interest deduction Majority Partnership- Form partnership where you are majority owner with 2+ other people (with more capital input) - Can provide benefits of direct RE on controlSyndication- Passive investor / accredited - Less work- Access to commercial RE which you can't get otherwise- No security / collateral for your stake; Can loose everything- No different from investing in a business- Already leveraged returns; You don't control how asset is structured- Depreciation benefit passed through K1; But no benefit of 1031Crowdfunding- Low minimums- Already leveraged returns- Can be equity or debt based; Equity stake has some tax benefits through K1- No security / collateral and everything can disappear without recourseIs this correct? 

As long as there is sufficient cash flow and you maintain reserve capital, leverage can be a great tool that allows for exponential growth.

We have added a Large family room, bedroom, bathroom, storage room, laundry room, and sitting room/study (we homeschool sooo this was needed).

I was wondering if it was in Pinedale also ... that would make a difference-  I have always maintained that it could be a great location if enough investors got behind it and started to rehab the area ..

When it comes time to move again refinance the original house out of the va loan up to the 160k to maintain equity, and reinvest the proceeds to the third property at a new duty station.Alternatively though I could also end up in DC area so if there’s bigger opportunities or better markets to get into I wouldn’t mind applying the plan just at a different location for house number 2.