@Andy Ptak when jumping into the industry you have a few choices:1) Start at the bottom2) Leverage your experience to convince someone to give you a chance3) Decide between:--- Big companies who will usually start you at the bottom--- Small companies that will more like to a chance on hiring you for an above entry level position.

Are you going to be starting your portfolio eventually?

We plan on starting renovations on the unit in X (I would say a date but in reality have a 2-3 month buffer), and based on this we are no longer going to be renting the unit out.

Right, @Karla Garcia but the trick in rehabbing is that you may think you know what needs to be done and how much it's going to cost until you start the process and then you knock down a wall and realize the whole house needs to be gutted!

BiggerPockets and Facebook groups can also be great for networking.Feel free to reach out if you’d like help connecting with agents or investors in Illinois or Wisconsin (Have some amazing referral partners)—I’d be happy to lend a hand or share resources to get you started.

Will Investor Edge allow us to see a Demo b4 paying the $4000 to get started They will, but the demo is basically a white labeled Prop stream.

Add to that, a lack of snow/rain this year... we're starting to wonder what to do!

You have started your journey in the right place.

You’re looking at a potential 7-17% appreciation, with duplexes in C-Class areas starting around $200K.

Start looking at the places you’ve stayed yourself and get to know what those places look like in other parts of the year as well.