Do I need to contact the city of Chicago to have the water shut off or is this something I can do myself? 

For 18 months, my company will have me rotating between Houston, TX; Midland, TX; Oklahoma City, OK; and Pittsburgh, PA, covering both my housing and car expenses.Goals & Investment Strategy:My goal is to save aggressively over this period to build a strong financial foundation for real estate investing.

If you have not already before you get into the weeds on a plan you would want to talk to your city buildings dept to make sure you can even subdivide the property to add more units. 

single family homes in the city are a relative bargain right now, depending on school district...

However, the Most alarming thing is they have allowed the water bill (they pay for all utilities, but the city bills the water to me) to mount over $2k over the last several months.

Most of them are in a flood zone, but they didn't flood back in 1979 when most of the city was under water.  

I have experience with the BRRRR strategy/house hacking in New York.

Hey team, I want to know my options being a Canadian citizen if I can buy real estate near my border city Detroit, MI.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

Based in New York, my work-life spans across New York City and Long Island while I reside in Mount Vernon, Westchester County.I’m diving deep into real estate investing, working on building my knowledge first and my portfolio later.