I'd advise you to dive deep into the forums, there's plenty to learn! 

@Adeel Makda there are a lot of great options in the Chicago area.

Hi Emily, welcome we are excited you are on the platform.

You should vet the company to ensure they have the resources to pay the rent.You ALWAYS do background checks on the people living in your property because if you let in an axe murderer and they harm someone, you are likely to get sued.Whether or not you charge an application fee is up to you.  

If you are married - put each one in a single name and you can then have 20 - there are higher qualifications the more  you have though.

Here are some of the factors to consider on flip or wholesale:1.

Calculators are really just initial underwriting and the best laid plans are wrong the moment you close anyways.

.: The hate for wholesalers on BiggerPockets is insane when there are still genuine, good wholesalers out there who aren’t selling a dream.There are good wholesalers out there, but unfortunately, there are also a lot who have no idea what they're doing and some that are just scammers. 

@Cameron Porter here are steps:1) Pull PRD to find taxpayer name & address2) Use Michigan Business Lookup if an LLC- Use Google Streetview to see if address is home or office & check registered agent--- Many investors use their name & home address when forming LLC3) Get a whitepages account for $10/month to search names & address for phone(s) & email(s)4) Start calling & emailing!

House Hacking continues to be the unfair advantage for new investors especially if you are open minded to leveraging a few different types of strategies in your house hack.