I love that you have specific goals for 2025 - I believe if we think it, write it, say it, and share it our goals are 10x more likely to come to fruition.Are you able to do option 2 and just house hack a 2-4 unit building and use a renovation loan which allows you to put down 3.5-5%I highly suggest getting to some local chicago meetup groups (we have an in person one on the 17th)...here is BPs list: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...I also have a full list of the chicago meetups that I can share with you too if that'd be helpful.

Curious how this will play out in the courts (granted it's LTR) and affect pricing products used for STR such as PriceLabs (which I use but have to seriously manually adjust for very specific reasons).

Are there any specific clauses I should include in a room-by-room lease for a shared living space?

As I’m saving up for my first investment, I would like to learn more about the industry - and it would be nice to earn some income while doing so.Are there any specific skills or knowledge I need to secure a VA side gig? 

That plus his willingness to communicate with anyone who asks him questions and his team are very  praiseworthy.

Worth a discussion if you want to send me a DM I can connect you with my team’s DSCR specialist.  

You can carve into the details a bit more with a specific broker and products.

I saw this site and was so excited to be able to create a team of people to connect with for Real Estate!!!

Can't tell the number of computer system installs, Startups, bankruptcy workouts, Team development, Brokers/consortiums, finance packages, etc that I did working many hours a week. 

The two things that will determine the listing when you go to list for your specific house, it is price and condition.