Hey Axel, Would love to give my two cents if it would be helpful at all.Peoria, IL - Probably the healthiest market of the three with a lot of middle-income rental rates available and opportunities for good cash flow.

Quote from @John Reagan Johnson: I am new to the real estate industry and am looking to connect and exchange businessIf you are new I would suggest something totally different. 

With that said, you can set up searches on ZIllow/Redfin or work with a realtor who specializes in investment properties, specifically value-add real estate (for your BRRR strategy) and have them set up an MLS search for this criteria that they would then send you hourly/daily/weekly/ad hoc

I am an advocate for buying real estate and then just holding it. 

Quote from @Clint Miller: Seller financing opens up great opportunities for real estate investors, but coming up with the down payment can still be tricky. 

Even still, it could be said that I've still lost money due to my time on the tools instead of prospecting as a real estate agent (the cost of lost opportunity).If you can truly do 80%-90% of the work yourself (at acceptable quality levels) and you aren't sacrificing your time where you can get better returns for your efforts, then yes, it can work even up here in Canada.

For us, still in a growth mode, we take action and figure out how to redeploy that equity into other real estate through either cash-out refinancing or selling and 1031! 

I enjoy helping BP members in any way to help build their real estate portfolio.

Hello BP Community,I am new to being an intentional real estate investor.

The Real Estate Guys do a great newsletter with lots of high-level information about the economy and how it impacts real estate.