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;-)@Brent Coombs - My current interest rate is 3.99%@Anthony Gayden - Yeah I probably could have dumped a lot more more into my 401K but took the approach to only contribute as much as my employer would match and stock the rest as cash so that I could remain liquid.  

Lior E. try zillow api http://www.zillow.com/howto/api/APIOverview.htm here is an example vba - http://johnmann.me/excel-zillow-api-extraction

For example, in Texas the right to claim the overage expires in 2 years and you must be an attorney to help someone recover it.

Or you can wait until the current lease expires, and sell in what is already shaping up to be a HOT 2017 seller's market and focus on Chicago. 

What most people don't know is that interest on a HELOC tied to your primary investment can also be deductible on Sch E or against pass-through income under the interest tracing regulations.

Jason,You e raise some good points.  

RE is an industry that tends to reward those who stay liquid and wait for things to fall into their lap.

I'm completing renovation on a duplex on the same street now and will cashflow over $650/door.I have a few questions on how to think through this deal:-Do you feel it is too risky to purchase a low cashflowing asset and maintain while slowly renovating the units upon lease expiration to turn the property around over the next 10-12 months?

Chris E. maybe reach out to a title company and ask what the process is.