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That is pretty simple and straight forward to do.

Here are some good places to start:http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet - find and connect with other BP members that are in your area.http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts - Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you.And, of course thehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums - ask any question about real estate!

Keywords: Elgin / Carpentersville / Bartlett / West Chicago / Dupage / Kane County / Gilberts / Hoffman Estates / Schaumburg

But, when investing with two people, it is better to do that via limited liability entity with an operating agreement so that it clearly is written what happens when someone wants out and stuff. 2) Looks Like your LLC is pretty straightforward, so you can actually do it yourself or via lease zoom, and it can always be revised once you have few properties and get more complicated with other members.

She's professional, straightforward, and very knowledgeable. 

If you want to do more prep work, another BP user has offered House Flipping Spreadsheet which is one of the most straightforward and affordable estimators I've seen.But give your buyers some credit. 

If anyone is familiar with the keyword alerts on biggerpockets then Google Alerts should be a breeze. google.com/alerts allows you to put in and save keywords into Google.

The terms/contract are straightforward.

I recently inputted the keyword searches you can create in your profile and it is invaluable to getting content that is important to you.