While immigration has slowed under the current political climate, I’m confident it will pick back up over time.Either way, population growth or decline is something we all need to stay mindful of.

Don't rent to family & friends, instead rent to strangers so you learn how to screen applicants, use a robust lease and confront nonpayers politely, but firmly with an eviction notice - no excuses.If you can make that work, while rebuilding your credit, your can continue to expand.Or you may figure out you are NOT cut out for landlording and thus need to hire a PMC.

Until then, help me for free immediately. well I see your point, still, I can't really do anything if the realtor doesn't want to talk after hearing I'm an investor.I do want to buy property and soon, but I cant start the conversation signing a contracthonestly i don't know how to move forward from here other than accepting that most realtors will just not want to talk to me as an investorOk look Samuel, I'm gonna give it to you straight as you seem to have a disconnect as others try to put it politely. 

Franklin is such a growing county - I know many people who are planning their escape from Illinois financial and political mess and Tims Ford Lake area is popular for housing value and better weather than northern IL.When the time comes and you're past the redemption period on your lot, offer it to the property owners next door and other owners on the street. 

Airbnb is an abusive spouse (listing artner) and you should be weaning yourself not to be at the mercy of thier polices or political drift.

And exciting and for the very few that can pull it off can be quite financially rewarding.. you don't need architect type skills that's not needed until your actually going to build in most cases.. what you need is land planning Zoning city politics and it helps to understand basic underground construction .. but you don't need to be an engineer or especially an Architect to pull these deals off..

More people are focused on celebrating the holidays(which costs money).People are less likely to want to move their child out of their school in the middle of the year.Can you sell a home at the end of the year - yes.

No presidential Administration would want to skip this; that would be political seppuku.CPI Inflation Up, But Less Than ExpectedOf note, CPI is not the preferred measure of inflation for the Federal Reserve, and frankly, it's a lagging number, so inflation is likely lower.

But real tenants who are serious don’t need a week — if they want the place, they’ll jump on it.If it’s been 24 hours and they haven’t signed, I’d send a polite follow-up like:“Hey [Name], just checking in — I sent over the lease yesterday.

@Kevin Polite thanks for taking the time to respond and provide your perspective.