With the right project, you can pull out 100% of your equity when refinancing and "repeat" the process.The key is to buy low enough in an area that justifies an ARV that will allow you to pull out all of your cash at a ~70-75% LTV.

Try Note Servicing Center out of California or FCI.

We have done that for investors before, so feel free to reach out if you have any questions on that.

Are people really having to give $10k for cash for keys for a tenant to vacate a property in the city of Chicago?

I'm new to the area, and thought that joining CT REIA might be a way to start out.

I am moving out of the states and I am in a fix whether to sell or rent the property.

They didn't pay when my tenants shot out the window or when they stole the copper out to the AC.

I Have Real Estate Rookie (90 days to your 1st investment) by Ashley Kehr Also Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat By David Green, And A Ton Of Podcasts.

If I was evaluating that property, a couple of things would stand out: I agree the 5" slab probably isn't sufficient given the potential for freezing and movement under the slab.

However on their top markets I find it to be a lagging indicator and not a good place to identify markets8 as there is more to investing than just proposed cash flow.