I also have family in Western Illinois, so this gives me an opportunity to stay in the area and commute back and forth as needed and eventually just stay in the investment till it is finished.

As of 2022, we have assembled a skilled international team that manages 40 high-end vacation homes across the western United States.

Examples: from here https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/588-virginia-real-estate-q-a-discussion-forum/topics/996731-moving-to-blacksburg-va-who-invests-in-the-new-river-valley I click on the link to the Virginia Real Estate Q&A Discussion Forum circled below:which takes me to this screen consistently: Example 2:Go to this BP link:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/835-western-nc-real-estate-forum and there are no posts visible. yet I have posted on that forum before.

Hello anyone have recommendations for lenders that will do 20% down on 2-4 unit rental property loans in Massachusetts I'm in Western MA or springfield Ma area specifically 

Hi Karla, I'd be happy to speak with you about what we can offer if your properties are in Western, MA.Lmk, thanks!

Come out to western mass lol.

hand money and EM are the same thing just different terms IN western PA EM is called Hand Money from the transactions I have funded there. 

My background is helping investors with on and off market acquisitions around Charlotte MSA and short term rental homes around CLT and Western NC mountains.

The vibrant mélange of different cultures here in this glittering cosmopolitan cynosure of the Western Hemisphere?

Awesome you are ready to get started with real estate, connect with @John Warren he is extremely knowledgeable about the western suburbs