Low or no down, seller financing and low or no interest with a balloon payment later is the holy grail (location, building condition, market also matter but it sounds like you have all that).

Happy to serve as a resource if you have any questions about the local market.

That is some awesome info to share for all of us here in Florida markets. 

Chicago, with its vibrant neighborhoods and strong rental market, is a prime location for this strategy.

Does the market there pick up more in the spring as other markets do? 

Are the tenants paying market rents?

Or do you want to generate off market deals.

What city is the best market? 

With your construction background, you're already in a strong position to add value to properties through renovations or identifying potential issues.

We go to straight to sellers with our marketing the prices our better and the ones that meet our criteria we keep for cash flow and the ones that don’t we wholesale.