Local real estate clubs are the easiest way to find the greatest concentration of serious lenders.This is a list of some real estate clubs near Chicago and Milwaukee from Meetup.com.

@Alvin Uy properly leverage your money to buy multiple multifamilies in a concentrated, and well analyzed area

Based on what I heard from my employees, they were concentrating on his management, not on the technicalities of corporate governance.

I'm curious as to why you invested all over the place vs concentrating your efforts in one location for the purpose of forming a team in that area?

Concentrated effort in how much a billionaire can achieve in an hour vs a millionare.  

Hey @Matthew Barnett, I think you should take some time and really concentrate on formulating your goals in real estate, as your goals/big picture can largely dictate what you do.I honestly think the best ways to get started are with the BRRRR method and with House Hacking, you can do both simultaneously!

Like a time drain for the little money back in the day i would have been jumping in excitement to make any extra income but are rentals and business really keep us busy and want to concentrate on building and managing are places.

Or do I just concentrate on purchasing a new property?

@Adam HarperIf you're already set on your RE investing niche (STR's), then your next step should be:1) continue learning all you can about it.2) concentrate on selecting a market. 3) once you identify your market, you got to build your team there: maintenance, cleaning, attorney, insurance broker, etc...4) find place(s) to rent and take actionYou should also network along the way, locally and in the identified market by going to the REI events. 

Concentrated heavily in Florida at the moment.