., you've received some great advice already, but I would add that if you're seeing "a lot of inventory" in Chicago and southern Chicago, that would give me pause, and is likely a red flag.

Some of these investments just gave me pause because they seemed to be too good to be true from a cash flow standpoint.  

@Noah Horas I used to go to “cash and coffee” Saturday mornings at front street cafe, it’s been a while because Covid paused but I would check out meetup.com.

John I typically find for my clients as a commercial buyer broker that I do most of the transaction locating the properties and discussing timelines.Many 1031 companies are simply overwhelmed right now because of the current political climate and backlog of 1031's that became paused last year due to Corona.I often tell my clients the 45 days goes very fast.

Then I pause..

Most were on pause for the last year and a half but now people are starting to have meetups as the state reopens. 

The combo of the busy street AND no off-street parking would make me pause unless it’s your dream house.

I want to add a multi family to my portfolio, think I'm up to the challenge of being a landlord, but the risks and unknown costs give me pause.

Should I budget for a pause in these 12 tenants' Section ACH payments after closing?

@Jacky Johnson “several” gives me pause.