Admittedly, I want to share this because I'm really excited about being on CBNC, but I do have a legit question for all of you.Last week, I was interviewed by CNBC (http://www.cnbc.com/id/102537364) for my rehabbing company in the western Chicago suburbs.  

I would purchase a book/course if its laid out in such fashion to walk me through....

I'm just going to have to keep stealing the old fashioned way.all cash

Hey guys- I am an investor and Realtor and lived in the Western Suburbs my whole life - DuPage and Kane - family lives in Oswego.

But here is the other option:My long term plans would be to move back to the Midwest (western suburbs of Chicago) to be close to family.

FWIW, my wife and I actually did decide to go the old fashioned way (realtor vs.

Chris,A few things here:Buyers want turn key, move-in ready.Put some grass in, dirt is going to turn off a lot of buyers.Dark cabinets are so out of fashion and have been for a long time. 

You are more likely to lose money that to earn it, and in any case, a 14-year-old cannot open a brokerage account.The best way for a teenager to earn money is good, old-fashioned, not sexy or exciting, WORK.Mowing lawns, flipping burgers, scooping ice cream, all of that fun stuff.When you are 18, and able to sign contracts, you will have plenty of money saved to get a real estate license, which is a good idea anyway, and then make some larger amounts of money to fund your investment ideas.Let me tell you what I did when I was young. 

@Greggory Kowalkowski I had this same exact scenario in one of my units...property is from 1880.We did the old fashioned method in 75% of the unit which was spraying chemicals and scraping down to the horse hair plaster.

Throw in condos and that is a whole different market.Even in the same school district houses west of western sell for a few hundred thousand dollars less.