Not going for the gold is important.

No, not any more than “gold mining doesn’t work because I looked for gold today and didn’t find it.”Most worthy goals require patience to weather the ups and downs.

I see some properties that could be absolute gold mines if it were too go that way, and if not it's a small cost to pay as a gamble.

Would echo Blake's post the hands off investor is filled with so many gold nuggets.

Google reviews are gold and will do a lot of the selling for you so make sure to ask for reviews from clients and tenants 

I understand that the "gold standard" is to ensure every contractor has liability and worker's comp insurance and that I have renovator's insurance on the rehab property.

The areas with a higher than average crime ranking (based on the Chicago average of 56.87) are:-60615Grand Boulevard neighborhood, Hyde Park neighborhood, Kenwood neighborhood, Washington Park neighborhood-60629Clearing neighborhood, Gage Park neighborhood, Marquette Park (Chicago Lawn) neighborhood, West Elsdon neighborhood, West Lawn neighborhood-60639Austin neighborhood, Belmont Cragin neighborhood, Cragin (Belmont Cragin) neighborhood, Galewood neighborhood, Hermosa neighborhood, Humboldt Park neighborhood-60632Archer Heights neighborhood, Brighton Park neighborhood, Gage Park neighborhood, Garfield Ridge neighborhood, Lawndale neighborhood, South Lawndale (Little Village) neighborhood, West Elsdon neighborhood-60647Bucktown Neighborhood, Humboldt Park neighborhood, Logan Square neighborhood, West Park neighborhood, West Town neighborhood, Wicker Park neighborhood-60644Austin neighborhood, Madison Square neighborhood-60624East Garfield Park neighborhood, Humboldt Park neighborhood, North Lawndale neighborhood, West Garfield Park neighborhood-60619Avalon Park neighborhood, Burnside neighborhood, Chatham neighborhood, Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood, Pill Hill (Calumet Heights) neighborhood, Roseland neighborhood, South Shore neighborhood-60633Hegewisch neighborhood, South Deering neighborhood-60622Bucktown neighborhood, Goose Island neighborhood, Near North Side neighborhood, Noble Square neighborhood, River West neighborhood, Ukrainian Village neighborhood, West Park neighborhood, West Town neighborhood, Wicker Park neighborhood-60643Beverly neighborhood, Brainerd neighborhood, Morgan Park neighborhood, Washington Heights neighborhood, West Pullman neighborhood-60637Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood, Hyde Park neighborhood, South Shore neighborhood, Washington Park neighborhood, Woodlawn neighborhood-60827Fay's Point neighborhood, Riverdale neighborhood-60617Avalon Park neighborhood, East Side neighborhood, Hegewisch neighborhood, Jeffery Manor neighborhood, Pill Hill (Calumet Heights) neighborhood, South Chicago neighborhood, South Deering neighborhood-60640Andersonville neighborhood, Edgewater neighborhood, Lincoln Square neighborhood, Ravenswood neighborhood, Uptown neighborhood-60620Ashburn neighborhood, Auburn Gresham neighborhood, Beverly neighborhood, Brainerd neighborhood, Chatham neighborhood, Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood, Roseland neighborhood, Washington Heights neighborhood-60610Cabrini-Green (Cabrini Green) neighborhood, Gold Coast neighborhood, Goose Island neighborhood, Magnificent Mile (Michigan Avenue) neighborhood, Near North Side neighborhood, New Eastside neighborhood, Noble Square neighborhood, Old Town neighborhood, River North neighborhood, River West neighborhood, Ukrainian Village neighborhood-60612East Garfield Park neighborhood, Humboldt Park neighborhood, Medical Village neighborhood, Near West Side neighborhood, Tri-taylor neighborhood, Ukrainian Village neighborhood, University Village neighborhood, West Town neighborhood-60659Lincoln Square neighborhood, North Park neighborhood, West Ridge (West Rogers Park) neighborhood-60653Bronzeville neighborhood, Douglas neighborhood, Grand Boulevard neighborhood, Kenwood neighborhood, Oakland neighborhood-60616Armour Square neighborhood, Bridgeport neighborhood, Chinatown neighborhood, Douglas neighborhood, Lower West Side (Pilsen) neighborhood, Near South Side neighborhood, South Loop neighborhood-60621Englewood neighborhood, Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood, Washington Park neighborhood-60636Gage Park neighborhood, Marquette Park (Chicago Lawn) neighborhood, West Englewood neighborhood6.

I find there's always a gold nuggets of information in each one and I go back to listen to a number of them multiple times.

@Bryan Hancock thanks man, this is gold!

My work and reputation is basically gold today because of that.Last bit of advice.