Which type of property to buy?

[Stephen DeFalco]

I'm curious what people think is the best type of 'buy and hold' property to look at for beginners (condo, single family home, multifamily, other). Living in the Chicagoland area, multifamily units in Chicago proper are an investor's go-to but I don't necessarily want to deal with Chicago/Cook taxes and duplex/multifamily building stock is dramatically lower in the suburbs so might go single family home in DuPage or Will. Any advice/thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks