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The 26 Best Curb Appeal Ideas for Every Budget
Curb Appeal Ideas for $0 – $500 1. Create a Seating Area on the Porch Estimated cost: Free – $500 Will you need to hire a contractor? No 2. Use Lawn Paint to Make a Brown Lawn Green Again Estimated cost: $150 Will you need to hire a contractor? No 3. Add New House Numbers Estimated cost: $20 –…
Read MorePilot Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) Ordinance Approved
Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance (ADU) Approved An Accessory Dwelling Unit or ADU is a legal and regulatory term for a secondary house or apartment that shares the building lot of a larger, primary house. An ADU can be a tiny house in the backyard, a coach house, a granny flat, a build-out space in the…
Read MoreChicagoland Open house totals rise as inventory grows- Hot Market
Housing Market Gone Crazy- Everything is up Hosing Market Gone Crazy- If you didn’t know it- The market is hot right now. More properties are coming on the market and more are closing. Here are some raw stats More open houses took place in MRED’s marketplace last week than in any individual week since mid-November.…
Read MoreI Need to build a team !!!!!! HELP
I Need to build a team !!!!!! [email protected] an Investor From London England on Bigger Pockets asks: On a recent Bigger Pocket Post Jason from London England asked for help to build a team for his first investments. Here’s our response to his question. @Jaloan asked: How do I go about building my team of a Lender,…
Read MoreIs The Housing Market Going To Cool Off Soon
Is the housing market going to cool down? According to data provided by the Federal Reserve, inventory bottomed out nationally in October, hitting levels we haven’t seen since 2004. This has led to one heck of a seller’s market over the last couple of months. The months supply of inventory for single-family homes in Chicagoland…
Read MoreWhat is a 1031 Exchange
What is a 1031 exchange? If a landlord decides to sell a rental property at some point, they will need to pay taxes on that gain. Now, this might not be a big deal if the property was a terrible investment or the investor had some bad luck and doesn’t have any financial gain. But…
Read MoreCities Where Homes Are Selling The Fastest
Homes Selling Fast & Inventory Down The market has an unusually constrained supply of homes for sale. Real estate inventory usually shifts on a seasonal basis, dropping in the winter and picking up in the warmer months. COVID-19 interrupted these trends when the pandemic emerged in March. Inventory held flat during the spring but began…
Read MoreStocks vs Real Estate- What’s The Best ROI
What Offers the Best Return on Investment? 145 Years of Real Estate vs. Stocks Choosing the ideal investment has been a long-heated debate. And there’s a strong argument to be made for investing in both real estate and stocks—a diversified portfolio is never a bad thing.Which earns the best return on investment: real estate vs. stocks? And…
Read MoreSelf Directed IRA (SDIRA) for Real Estate
Self Directed IRA (SDIRA) for Real Estate As part of our Client Appreciation Program this week we’d like to provide you with some information on Self Directed IRA (SDIRA) and how we use SDIRAS for Real Estate. First, there are several types of IRAs, but the most common are Traditional and a Roth IRA. You need…
Read MoreNew Report Proves Owning a Home Is Cheaper Than Renting- Time To Buy
Owning Cheaper Than Renting ATTOM Data Solutions released its 2021 Rental Affordability Report earlier in January. The report gave many insights, but this was perhaps the most interesting: ATTOM found that owning a median-priced three-bedroom home was actually more affordable than renting the same type of property in 63% of the 915 counties analyzed across the United States.…
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