What are your thoughts on self designing home renovations for resale vs working with a professional designer?  It seems simple enough to just look at pictures of recently sold comps in your market and emulate what you...

I am a regular Project Manager in a consulting firm seeking for some new ventures out there.

But I'd be willing to venture it'll be caused by one, or some nomination of the usual suspects: higher rates, economic downturn...

Hence I ventured out of state, I recently closed on 2 Duplexes in the Cleveland Suburbs.

If I could ask: have you been focusing more on flips since the first two to make up for your losses/no quit attitude, or have you re-focused and ventured more into buy-and-holds?

I see a lot of diy kits or going through AFA or Protection 1.

You can always venture out further away after you have the confidence in abilities and your infrastructure set up. 

If you venture out to the western suburbs, Account Closed has a monthly BP meeting in downers grove.

Good luck with all your ventures!!

I do intend to become a full-time real estate investor, but not at the moment since I'm having tremendous fun being a full-time Venture Capitalist.Perhaps a low-key, low maintenance investment then is the right way to go for me at the moment then.May I ask, Allen and Jeremy, what are the key numbers you look at in a property that indicates to you that it's a good deal.For instance, is the ultimate consideration how much net-net income you'll have after servicing the mortage and all other expenses (regardless of how big or small the mortgage may be)?