Welcome to the BiggerPocket's Community.

Get on plane and engage all 5 senses though. 10 years from now, it probably  won't really matter.

There are several hurdles during the process:Find the deal - Unless you are marketing or plugged into a community where there are opportunities, it isn't always easy to find the right dealsEvaluate the deal - Without professional guidance and research tools, it is difficult for a newbie investor to evaluate and ARV/FMV or create an adequate rehab budgetSecondary exit strategies - If things don't go as planned are their other opportunities to exit profitably.

Hello BP Community,Unless I am mistaken, Maricopa County (Phoenix, AZ) does not post their probate court records online, unless you can provide specific names or case numbers.

Hi Felicia, welcome to the BP community!

Chicago has such a great investing community compared to most places in the US I have visited!

Quote from @Huggy Ford: I own a property across from SDSU 9793 Keeneland Row, Blackhorse community La Jolla 12 years paid off.

On the business management side, I've invested roughly $10k into the systems for financial and operations through courses and consultants.A great Facebook group I'd recommend Remodelers Community -- I know it says remodelers but this group has a resource called the "remodelers vault" where members have pitched in their resources like contracts, cash flow trackers, QC checklists and more that are invaluable starting out as a residential GCBest of luck, you got this

Welcome to Chicago and excited to have you as part of our real estate community!

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