BP has been vital in making connections to learn not only with national people but with local investors in my area as well (no specific meetups though).

@Joanne Potros these letters are decently common but take extremely seriously and respond BEFORE the notice deadline!

That may be, but Chicago and Cook county are EXTREMELY tenant-friendly hell holes as far as landlords are concerned.Don’t move to a place because of its laws.

I'm getting too old to wait, so if I have to take things in my own hands, I will.Here is the caveat, I came back to do this because I am extremely passionate about sustainable development, net-zero carbon, thermal mass, compressed earth block, rammed earth, hempcrete and others with all the add-ons like rainwater collection, solar and permaculture.

Maximum cash flow is absolutely vital.

That's 15% on the sale of your property.  1031 exchanges are extremely difficult to accomplish for a non-us tax payer. 

Buying a vacation home and thinking it brings in cash flow is a sure way to make the locals rich, as vacation rental communities are extremely seasoned at extracting wealth from visitors, perhaps especially including those who own remotely. 

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.If all this leads you to our Detroit market, PM us to chat more!

It is an extremely expensive lesson.

The Baldwin Country area is growing extremely quickly, and eventually they will run out of room at the beach and the Eastern Shore and will have no choice but to expand north in that direction.