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I would highly recommend getting your license for property management, and/or realtor.  

Loan had high terms of 9.5% calculated to 20 years and a balloon payment on the 3rd year coming up this April 1st.

If you get in with a locked in company that's in it for the long haul, your success and being taken care of are gonna be pretty high. 

Having toured some of the most prestigious, expensive and historic estates and properties from Brookings to Astoria, there is still considerable investment opportunity at the very high end of the luxury market.

For this deal to work under those conditions, the purchase price would need to be closer to $179k.With your original assumptions 249k, the deal is marginally acceptable but not great, given the negative cash flow in the early years.

Earthquake fault zones, flood plains, and high fire hazard areas are off-limits.

The other quotes I received were often unreasonably high compared to other properties in my portfolio—sometimes exceeding my current carrier’s increased rate for this property while offering less coverage.

With a dynamic real estate market, diverse neighborhoods, and high rental demand, Chicago is a fantastic place to invest in house hacking. 

Bonus Tip: If this quadruplex is out of state, I’d highly recommend building a reliable local team (cleaners, handymen, etc.) and maybe consider hiring a co-host or VA to help with day-to-day tasks, especially if you scale up.