I work with institutional capital as well as a variety of private money resources to finance such things, but don't again, don't expect to find "low" rates and fees for such.Many investors I come across run into this problem with financing even though they've built up a cash cow... it is hard to understand sometimes, but be aware of the challenges and make sure you have financing options in place for what you are doing before you jump too far in.  

I have talked to 6 different attorneys from a variety of firms (including Anderson), my priority remains to use a firm that is committed to delivering real value and doing the strategies I'm looking for, correctly. 

In my opinion, Lincoln and Omaha (and surrounding suburbs) are going to be the best markets for the short and long term for a variety of reasons. 

Like you, I also love the design aspect and wide variety of potential renters this type of strategy works for. 

They are in a variety of price ranges. 

As others have pointed out, buying down rates in this environment is not recommended for a variety of reasons, but mainly, there are still quite a few who believe rates will be lower over the next 1-3 years.  

YNAB also offers a variety of educational resources like online workshops, videos, articles, and a forum to increase your financial knowledge.Why investors should use it: YNAB can be used by real estate investors to track their expenses—such as mortgage payments, maintenance costs, insurance, property taxes, and other things—to keep a close watch on their cash flow.

I have only taken advantage of a few live calls of the 20 plus going on weekly on a variety of topics within the community.

We have about 20 meetings per month on a variety of topics including flipping, investing 101, landlording, multi-family, advanced investors etc. 

We're close to many parks (large and smaller), the Lake, Chicago River, transportation, restaurants, shops, groceries, Soldier Field, and a variety of hospitals and universities.My MTR (a private bedroom and bathroom in my 2 bed 2 bath apartment rental where I presently live) does extremely well.