New to investing/rental properties/Chicago

[Drew Obradovich]

Hey BP world, 

I'm Drew and I'm very new to bigger pockets and real estate in general. I've been renting for years and am embarrassed to admit how much I've spent that way. I'd love to buy a rental property, or a multifamily home and rent the other unit. It seems the more I read on here, talk to others, and do my own research the more I realize I'm still at step 1. I have the down payment money ready, so getting a conventional loan wouldn't be much of an issue. My question is where do I look? I seems hard to find good investment properties on Zillow etc. I'm open to Chicago, Chicago suburbs, and Northwest Indiana for rental properties, and Chicago for multifamily. Help?