As someone else said ask about options of moving in a family member for a year or major rehab.

Hey @Jeff Ryan - While I can not speak to your exact situation, I can speak to the thousands of homes I have walked here in Chicago, where majority of the homes were built in the late 1800s/early 1900s.I would say that 7/10 of the older homes I look at have some sort of settlement in the foundation, which causes the cracks and sloped floors you are mentioned you are seeing in your property. 

Contact the local zoning department (construction, building, whatever designation the municipality uses).

These are things you can see on the front end before you even see the property in person.Red flags that you could discover later once involved in a transaction include difficult tenants and major issues with the property.I wish I had known to start sooner!

You also have two major holidays coming in the US (Thanksgiving and Christmas and construction will slow down as people take time off).

to be honest there are some lenders that do it but it falls out the majority of the time 

You may be shocked to find just how NOT all that "up north" we are in comparison to other major cities/markets that are even further up north.

Another thing you'll want to use is an accounting software (such as QuickBooks Online Plus) that can track income and expenses by property using things like class code or department tracking. 

For investors, this means the opportunity to acquire properties at lower entry points compared to other major tech hubs like Austin or San Francisco.

However, what I have found is that the majority of students do not stay beyond the 1 year, so when you go to the FB group with a question, it can take a long time to get an answer, and most of the others answering are newbies who are just getting started and don't have experience.