Long story short, the properties were far from turn-key and required that I find an out-of-state contractor and property manager to complete renovations and find new tenants. 

This team consists of an Investor Focused Agent, Lender, Contractor, and PM.Read this article on the "core 4".

Hey There @Dominic Campelo - I am also a fellow General Contractor here in Chicago!  

I believe many believe they can assemble a team of realtor, contractor, property manager and lender and become profitable.

This team consists of an Investor Focused Agent, Lender, Contractor, and PM.Read this article on the "core 4".

i'm happy to help in any way I can if you need any lender, broker, contractor references etc etc 

Contractors can give you ballpark quotes on the spot, which will tighten up your budget.

Hey @Brad Roche - We do a significant amount of renovation loans (both Fannie May & FHA) here in Chicago and prefer the Homestyle loan only because it's less stringent on the borrow about what they have to repair, and they provide the general contractor a material draw at closing which helps the project start on the right foot.I thought the minimum down payment was 5%.

I am very interested to start investing in Fort Wayne too, would love to connect with investors / realtors / property managers / contractors / any one in Fort Wayne! 

Is it wrong they tell the investors if asked to say they are "partners", or "contractors" just bidding the job?