I think it’s crazy that they travel so far, nice but great. 

I am so full of regret for even giving them a 3rd and 4th chance.

I work mainly on the north side on Chicago and many realtors from south side call an area C that I would call a D and area I call B they would call A My grading goes like this.....

Add another $300 or so for taxes and insurance and you're at $2465 PITI. 

Quote from @Barbara Potts: Mike, thank you so much for your response!  

I own a mortgage company, so I have my loan officers use this Fannie Mae income calculation tool for all business for self borrowers: https://singlefamily.fanniemae.com/applications-technology/income-calculator .

I'd love to connect and share experiences and strategies, as there’s so much value in learning from each other in this space.

Learning how to properly evaluate a rehab budget is imperative to your success and there are many books and posts on this topic of how to do it - I have posted many on this topic in the past.Don't forget on your list windows/doors, trims (baseboards and door casings), waterproofing/protecting floor of garage, potential need to frame/or upgrade farming of exterior walls of garage (many garages have stem walls) and the flooring is often sloped to garage door so leveling the floor may be necessary.

Outsource tasks like admin work or cold calling to virtual assistants (VAs) to free up your time for more important tasks.3.

Our current plan is to purchase our first home and live in it for 2-4 years before moving to a new home and using this first property as a rental, so my fiance and I are currently in the market for a home that we could use as our residence during the offseason and then use as a short term rental or something like that while we are away for 6-7 months.