Then we sold the house in California and moved my family back to Arizona into our nice, big house which my wife has been beautifying since we moved in. I

.: What I'd be really interested in is a yearly update. 

Philly is a nice option, but you have to study the blocks for about a year to be sure you understand the area you are investing in. I

This is super helpful and I can't emphasize enough how this first sub-to purchase has been a lesson in "I don't know what I don't know." 

I will openly admit I did no research into RentRedi or any property management software when I decided to leave Quickbooks I just saw a RentRedi add that showed the Biggerpockets team raving about the software and being a Biggerpockets fan I jumped right in. I

Thats my strategy there ( by way of sqqq calls), basically selling all of my longterm portfolio and building up a war chest of 🤑 to go pick up options that I have a high degree of certainty will make some big gains (thanks to the inside scoop from youtuber meetkevin, I am a course member so I get his trading alerts.)I am sure that was probably a few more paragraphs then you would have wanted haha but yeah hope that helps and feel free to check back in i will be honest about wins and losses.I am really most excited to dig into Kai Andrews' course.Cheers folks! 

What area of Chicago are you looking to invest in?I

I keep track of expenses as they come in (I have a notebook) for each rental and file the invoices/bills/etc as soon as they come in and are paid. 

The only reason I chimed in is a lot of folks might take this as gospel for any and all areas.

I now had someone to give me guidance in all of these new and delicate situations I was finding myself in. I