I actually really like Stuart but want to start closer to home in West Palm Beach.  

I hold a monthly meet up on the west side.

Currently renovating a duplex I bought in West Ashley.   

I am not seeing a lot of decent multis but have had some success with SFH on the west side of town.

I had these in mind for a group I work with and they decided to go for an industrial property in West Charlotte because of recent rezoning.  

@Robert West I use REIGuard for my investment properties.

I just flew in from Sioux Falls SD, staying down here for a month or so, looking for deals or network, anyone from Florida west palm beach area, I'm hopping someone knows of a meet up or something.

@Mark Watkins   well the 20k was a dead give away to me.. any lender that is doing deals will usually have a 75 to 100k minimum... check out the scottsmans guide there will be a list of REPUTABLE lenders there and you will see very few make loans for less than 100k... now in the mid west I know you need them lower than that.. but as a lender and I have been one... its just a loser to try to make little loans .. you can't charge enough to make the risk even close to worth it..so when I see these guys say they make loans at 20k to 20 million  RED FLAG... 

I am a new business owner of a fitness studio and have always been interesting in using real estate to earn passive income. My wife and I will be starting a family soon and want the income to allow her to stay at home...

Does anyone have any contacts for agents that work with the west side of chicago?