.: Going to be moving to Chicago next year; looking to purchase a rental property down the line in 1-2 years and just really confused where to go.

We track the stats every year and last year there was $28 Billion in seller financed paper recorded across the U.S.

I suppose I'll just wait until I find a good applicant and be grateful I won't have a vacancy this time next year. 

Are you primarily focused on building wealth through real estate, or are you open to other investment avenues?

I would get back to local real estate investor meetups so you can connect with locals to the area and kind of get back in the game slowly that way.

Hi Ben, welcome to the community!

Next, start building your remote teams.

Valuing your time and understanding your limits and skills will make a big difference in the equity you build, the quality of the work and your sanity. 

Syndicators do this because most passive investors are not sophisticated enough to realize the "security" of the preferred return means they usually are giving up the potential for massive returns if the deal does well.This next comment would apply for all syndication.  

But if it's just this one week you might wait and see how it goes for the next week or two.