If it really hits the fan for you then you can always file a a disaster relief fund App or apply through Chicago Small Business Resiliency Loan Fund.As far as needing cash for college do you already have a SallyMae student loan? 

I own 2 cabins in Big Bear and manage 15 others where restrictions are pretty easy- but I'm looking to branch out.

@Steen H Chery - I dont know of any specific meetups in Palentine, but I know the Chicago REIA has meetups in Schaumburg and @Joe Mueller has a great meetup in Algonquin.  

I hold a 30y conventional mortgage and 100k in checking account.i have been going through a lot about velocity banking these days and trying to understand it conceptually.Would it make moresense to park 100k in HELOC instead of non interest bearing checking account?

Some of the folks I'm working with through BP have recommended local lenders, but I'd love to get pre-approved by a lender that can operate in any of my markets (Cleveland, Capital region/NY, Syracuse, Chicago, Philadelphia).  

There’s good points sprinkled in the Bier Stein bears, VeggieTales, the three little pigs, and The tortoise and the hare.

Hello, I currently own one unit in a self-managed condo. The condo is managed by an association, and I have the opportunity to take the function of a president. The issue lies with the previous president (who I shall ...

Purchase price: $305,000 Cash invested: $305,000 3 stand alone units in Big Bear Lake, CA all on yearly or monthly leases.

That cash could sit in an interest bearing account until you find the Duplex. 

After renovations costing around $50k over the past year I visited the building and planning office of the City of Big Bear Lake three different times.