Reaching out directly to investors, agents, or property managers can also lead to great opportunities.

Hey @Matthew Giblin - I'd have to echo @Shamar Gregg, Chicago offers a great section 8 program through the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA). 

At the end of the day, 5% of $80 is more than 2.5% of $100 and the fee models used in the industry will sometimes lead the listing agent's to go from being the seller's advocate to the buyers.

We found this lead through SMS marketing targeting tired landlords.

While there were reasons for my decisions, the important lesson is that time is the key factor in building wealth, and starting sooner leads to faster results along with growing opportunities.

I'd say forget the AI buzzword hype and go back to programming something useful based on real transaction-level data like below (that can help you with any deal you find, from whatever source you have).Sales Comps & ARV estimate:Market Stats:AI won't be able to provide you anything close to this, nor does the RedFin/Zillow market data drill down into the market as deep as I do here.Additionally, if you understand how the leading LLM's work based on a black-box floating point matrix, you just can't trust their conclusions like you can with your own program.

For some reason I think that this will lead to problem guests.I just don't see the need and I have never been asked.Frankly, good photos and maybe a plan layout should be sufficient.

Having a tangible property to discuss often leads to a much more constructive discussion.

Or rental demand could be poor leading to higher than norm vacancies.

Enjoy the process, and may your journey lead you to a rewarding and successful outcome!