Hi everyone I am 26 year old professional athlete looking to buy his first home but also house hack in the process. If Anyone has additional information on the Chicago market right now and some insight Id love to talk.

Especially if you have an owner finance buyer.

I paid only $8,000 for the property because the previous owner no longer wanted it.

If a property is on the MLS but you're not sure if the listing agent is being truthful or passing along your offer, can you use Propstream (or something that others recommend) to mail, email, or call the owner directly with your offer?

Understand that they are doing this to make a profit, so it will be more expensive than coordinating maintenance yourself.It may be a decent program for a DIY owner that wants to just outsource maintenance, but you will have the same maintenance issues with this company that you would with a PMC:1) Higher costs2) Admins answering the phones & assigning work, that just know the basics about maintenance.

And if its commercial your not hamstrung with all the rules laws regs that buying owner occ paper has.So hopefully those considering these types of investments will look further than U tube and who the sponsor is and what is the reality of saving the collateral..

Needs an owner-operator to manage. 

For now, staying local allows me to leverage my property management experience—most of which came from working directly for family and close business associates who were property managers, contractors, and business owners.

I'm an investor and property management company owner in central CT. 

I have recently switched my insurance from home owners to landlord policy.