They basically want me to find another house, do the same style/finishes and sell to them once complete.

Interested in townhouse style building but also not opposed to garden style.  

Not my style of business.

So far I have binged on the podcast, about 21 episodes in 4 days, the podcast is basically a download to the brain matrix style.

I know its treated me well all these years and has led me to some pretty incredible financial adventures that wholesaling simply could not do.But if I lived in some of the rust belt markets or other markets were there are literally more homes than people to put in them. .I equate that as nothing more than being a used car salesmen.. price points are the same. style is the same.. once your done your done.Where real estate gets good is 10 to 15 years into it ALL of your business should come from referrals.. this simply will not happen in wholesaling.. wholesaling your just as good as the last sucker you talked into selling their house to you undermarket  :)

Both off market but there are some sub markets in Chicago that look real nice no matter what your style of investment is. 

Stuart only has a few area's that have a decent cap rate like "golden gate" which is a lower income neighborhood.To the op's question, affordable housing will never go out of style.

Any book recommendations for business or sales that carries a similar style as Kiyosaki? 

, but in the long run when many of those people with massive labor paid mortgages and multiple labor paid car payments are working blindly forever to pay are looking at you saying "oh he must have gotten lucky somehow", youll know the real reason, that you sacrificed the shiny stuff and made your money work for you.  

Hey JasonI would look at the FNMA Home Style renovation loan instead of hard money unless you need to get in quick.