I've done and been a part of many Chicago zoning changes...they take a very long time and a lot of upfront money...unless you are planning to add multiple units and do a full renovation, the ROI is probably not there.

I am not saying everyone needs to pay for a mentor....there are multiple ways to get into the game.

There are a few ways to skin this cat.

The multiple offers come, but not all the time these days 

I’ve bought multiple properties using RTR and have never felt predatory.

Additionally, ATCP 134.05 says that if the tenant provides a consumer credit report from an agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis and it is less than 30 days old, the landlord may still run a credit check but at its own expense.When I inquired with the company, they replied: "These laws are in place to ensure that you, as a landlord, are not profiting by incentivizing multiple applicants to apply when you have no intent to rent to them.

I really like the multiple income streams from one property.

You have he ability to connect multiple accounts if you would like to setup different properties like this.

It also gives you multiple work surfaces so you can have more than one person in the kitchen without getting in each others' way.

Alternative route I chose, I will leverage my duplex (purchased 4 years ago) equity through house hacking to have skin in the game on next flip.