As it stands, I live in the master bedroom, I have had 1 long term tenant that has been with me since the purchase and the other 2 rooms have been listed on airbnb and have found some temporary tenants through mutual friends.

So, when we call the landlord the tenant has listed on their application, we can ask questions to uncover fake landlords.

All in all, like i said, out of the bulk of the deals that come accross your desk, you'll probably like a small percentage, and will further shorten the list as you finalize which deal it'll be.

Ethan, how is Detroit not on this list?

Awesome jobIf you are interested in some local Chicago Meetups here is the list BP has:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...I have a FULL LIST OF ALL THE CHICAGO MEETUPS that I will send you! 

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What worked for me was listing on multiple platforms - Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and even local community bulletin boards.

In all the above listed alternative investments, there is seldom any discount pricing and you give up control.

You need boots on the ground to see who lists flips and who lists dumps.

OK so your contention then is your mutual release and return of EM was sent by your agent to the listing agent and the listing agent is refusing to forward the release to the seller..