Online platforms, industry conferences, and networking events are excellent sources for discovering new sponsors.

I factored the cost of that capital into my calculations from the start (working the numbers backwards from the ARV to the purchase price)(this also encouraged me to buy the properties at a lower cost). 

For outbound, you’ll need to get lists of addresses and tons of data from platforms that pull county records on a daily basis like bathleads and propstream so you can filter those records more easily by potential motivation indicators like foreclosure, eviction, probate, etc.

The variety of economic development grants/programs and the process streamlining that has taken place to date in Chicago is meant to encourage access for smaller and newer developers and encourage the types of "missing middle" developments that have historically been to small or the process to burdensome to move forward. 

You might also want to check out local REI groups or virtual events on platforms like Meetup.com.Let’s definitely connect and keep this momentum going!

I'm not too familiar with University Park, but in order to determine if it would make a good Airbnb, you'll want to research other similar properties (how they're priced / how often they're booked) in that area on platforms like Airbnb, VRBO, and Furnished Finder (if you're considering doing 30+ day stays, ie, an 'MTR' as well.) 

Airbnb is just one of many listing platforms to list your STR.

But keep in mind they sell title insurance so they might only encourage that you buy a policy. 

Here's the meat:Sellers and buyers are encouraged to openly discuss and negotiate commission.

We get a lot of requests from guests wanting to book off platform.