This is not a pipe dream. 

You never know what opportunities will turn up.Make the dream your goal and not the ability to do  your dream. 

(I dreamed that one up after dealing with the crazy dude that paid me at the gas station and just never looked back)I wish you happy investing! 

I've seen too many of my fellow service members buy their dream house every 3 years only to go through about 6+ months of headaches every time they move and they usually end up losing money.My $0.02.

A good buyer's agent is an asset that's worth his weight in gold.

However, I am very determined and disciplined, and whatever I put my mind to I always accomplish so I am ready to do whatever I have to do to make this dream come true.Thanks for all of your responses

Just seems dangerous with fair housing laws, as really all I can tell from your photo is what race you are.The only time I'd consider a family vs non-family is if the other offer was similar but from some out of state investor group or something, and even then it would be the weight of a single hair on those balance scales. 

im on the south side  of Chicago herd of one called  manage Chicago and another called  dream spots

I decided on Charlotte after conducting a ton of research on the top markets in the US, and taking a variety of factors into consideration:Home ValuesAverage Rent / Income ratiosUnemployment RatesCrimePopulationEconomic GrowthNet Migrationand most importantly, where we'll be happyI started out with Bigger Pockets own excellent 2017 Market Analysis, and added my own numbers to help me give more weight to the factors I felt were most important.

Every investors dream.