I'm talking about buying with cash, pulling out cash from one house to purchase the next vs cash for down payment and getting traditional loan.

Hello - I listed one unit (my unit) in south loop a month ago- had a ton of activity in August but both the 2 potential tenants who both paid for background checks fell threw!

Hello, I am looking at some multi family investment properties and I see big difference in price in properties that are turnkey from ones that are fixer uppers.

For the 2nd, I clicked 'New Analysis' > 'Manage' > typed my address but this time it reported a projected occupancy rate of 54%.

We funded one of his deals earlier this year. 

Yes absolutely to start off I am looking at 2-4 unit multifamily properties.The part where you mentioned about going out into the market and not just sitting behind a computer screen, that's one of the biggest things that has kept me from making any significant moves so far.The first thing I want to learn is how an investor analyses a property (not only using numbers, but qualitatively), and I think going out and looking at real deals and talking to investors is the way forward.Thanks a lot for your response.

I’ve been a bigger pockets member for a long time but I’m just now revitalizing my profile and getting back into real estate.

We have a few projects under our belt that we also own/manage at this point...we completed an 8 unit project (all rented) and we completed a 5 unit project (all rented) and we are in-process on a 9-unit project and have a larger one in the hopper (maybe 18 small units that will be sold, currently has two units rented). 

I do not think this is a one size fits all answer and there are times where private lending is preferred over traditional financing.

1st time landlord investing in Class C or possibly Class D neighborhoods renting to section 8 tenants' out of state is extremely tough to do.