It's second-guessing and generally not reality; sometimes you actually catch things on the meat of the bat, wherein waiting another day would have had someone else realize what a good deal you let go by. 

Hi @Robert Cook I am also in Worcester, MA- very competitive, maybe we can connect in the future ! 

We service cook county and the collaring counties.

Will the low DTI help me at all?

I locked at a 3.75 interest, using Kim Nutt at Castle and Cooke mortgage, and she helped me a lot through this process.

It is a good place to connect with real estate professionals and to learn about real estate.Networking is how to succeed in this space and as such I wanted to give you an open invitation to feel free to reach out to me at any time.

Hi, I have a rental property in unincorporated cook county / Mokena IL.

1) Verify Experience / Check references of investor2) Verify Investor has substantial Skin in the Game3) Verify Deal is actually a deal (has enough meat on the bone / upside potential)4) Get 1st position (this specific deal 2nd position is best buyer can offer...bank will be in 1st position)5) Verify Scope of work makes sense and bids/costs are realistic 6) Check contractor(s) track record / references.7) Release cash in draw form upon completion of various rehab scope milestones.What am I missing (and what above is inaccurate)?

I have a real estate license and it does not help me at all with real estate investing.

Keep your oldest card open forever - another 15% of your score is made up of length of credit history.I have a super high credit score, so opening up a new card and the subsequent hit doesn't hurt me at all.