SIH has some marketing gimmick with the Real Estate Guys where they bus unsuspecting retail customers around to the sites to see home being built.

Aim for 720+ for best rates, I suggest start building relationships with your local lenders.

I have started my research on management companies in the area and will take your suggestions and learn more on this topic!

I don't know if you've played around with the feature request portal (it's under Help and Support in the top right, then Suggest a Feature).

I walked all the nearby comps, gave the seller my opion/list of what his property was "missing" (fenced yard, light staging, add a 3 board fence panel and landscaping here...) and advised him to get a surveyor to mark the lot corners...The previous agent had not suggested they get a surveyor to mark the lot corners when he bought the property to flip....there's a chance the house or driveway may encroach the neighboring property.  

also, happy to chat vendors, contractors, any other suggestions, etc. with you and be a resource anyway I can!

Narrowing down the options will probably come down to comps and city/neighborhood specifics; things like permits.Any good suggestions for finding out how long permits are taking in certain areas?

I suggest you find other sources of income or partner on deals to grow your real estate portfolio.  

Just curious on possible strategies or suggestions from anybody currently thats an agent in the Central Illinois or Chicago area.

Quote from @Stuart Udis: @Danielle B What data are you relying on that suggests Section 8 leased properties provide for better returns than other investment strategies?