I'm putting this puzzle together one post at a time, haha!

I'm sure there are a few people out their laughing because they've unlocked that puzzle and will keep silent.

The other piece to the puzzle is that if we don't sell one or several of the properties, buying a place in chicago is probably not realistic right now as I just don't have the cash for the price ranges of Chicago properties compared to here.

But if the initial delinquency was 4-5 years ago, to me that 4-5 years they ignored it and shows a greater chance they've abandoned the property.It's really all like a big puzzle to me, putting all the pieces together and finding the clues...lol.

The only piece of the puzzle I'm missing is comps in order to establish my ARV.My questions are...Do I need to involve an agent in order to do comps?

I know it can be hard when getting started to get all of the pieces of the puzzle to come together when you come across an opportunity.  

Or if they don't seem well equipped to handle your questions or inclined to help you solve puzzles, reach out to a lender on BP.  

For me, my professional job has learn how to quickly get up to speed on new ventures and fit the puzzle pieces together.

They are the most important piece of the investing puzzle.

They have a lot of knowledgable investors.However, one of the important pieces of the puzzle is understanding what is a good deal vs. a bad deal.