Today I think they've fine tuned it and have a solid direction on how they want to moderate their forums. 

Would need to know a bit more before giving a specific direction but it is usually best to hang on to your property and not sell whether you expand on it or rent it out and purchase a bigger property.  

@Sarita Scherpereel runs meetups in Chicago so she may be able to point in the right direction.

If you know any qualified applicants you can have them contact me.

Now what you should do is contact the title company and confirm if title was going to be clean and marketable.

Wholesale, foreclosure, and seller financing can work too, but I’ve noticed that careful analysis and having reliable local contacts often deliver the best results over time.So as you two gear up for your first flip, how are you balancing the potential risk with your long-term goal of buying rentals?

Quote from @Michael Challenger: I would connect with local people at meetups, that might give you some contacts for private money.

For the record, if you contact us, we will help you with a change like that. 

I also contact the listing agent for the showing and to put in the offer.

I moved all of her old retirement money into a self directed IRA/Solo 401K and started putting her money to work through real estate lends.