Foundations actually don't come up that much in Chicago.... so many awesome brick properties.

Connecting with local investors or agents experienced in VA loan-friendly multifamily properties can also help.Good luck!

Green for low and red for high property values.

Now I am inheriting a huge fixer-upper in Dallas which we will probably live in for a few years after it is repaired.My ideal situation with REI is to buy and hold multiple properties while also flipping a few per year to supplement our income.

There is a reason why I buy properties that cost a multiple of what typical cheap rental properties are going for.

Meaning, you have your property sources, you have your crews you work with, been through a few deals now and you just need someone to let the leash go a little and trust you to scale. 

-  Real estate brokerage, mortgage brokerage, lending institution, property management company, wholesaler, or any other type real estate business?

Vacant properties are targets.

I wouldn't touch anything outside the urban core. if your strategy is to buy existing and old I'd recommend not to. as a newer investor depending on your liquidity look at build to rent development. building investment properties below market value by 25% and refinancing out of it to do it again. the urban core has tax abatements as well that are 15 years right now you can apply for. that means that taxes will be around $600 to $800 per year. there's cash Flow but the existing inventory market dried up a few years ago in the urban core. local realtors are going to push you to the trash areas like hilltop, south linden, etc because it's the only place numbers work. columbus is great, but remember a tenant who pays $1800 a month is different than a tenant who pays $900 a month. let me know if I can help any other way! 

One of the positives that the investors find is that builders are able to offer very nice incentives on the new properties.