Like @Matthew Paul we have a variety of vendors and are always looking for more relationships. 

On the other hand, I’m hesitant to simply pay down more of a property, as we don’t need the immediate cash flow.Fortunately, both my wife’s job and mine are recession-proof, which allows us to be a bit more aggressive with our investments.I’d really appreciate advice from investors who have experience with frequent moves or military service.

I'm new to real estate investing in general but excited to learn about all the complexities, intricacies, and varieties. 

I am also a frequent flyer at conferences like VRMA, IMN, etc.

- Depends on a variety of factors Also, as a real estate investor, can I write off 100% of the education travel for real estate, such as the Bigger Pockets Cancun conference?

Hi Kyle, I recently moved from CLT, but frequently work within the market.

I’d recommend listening to the straight up Chicago investor podcast for local information, going to the variety of meetups that are in this great city, and meeting a lot of the people posting here. 

If the foundation is good, the roof is good, the floors are good, the layout is good, you are probably saving at least $100k right there in labor/materials.The other thing that frequents adds a lot of cost is when the unknown occurs.  

although Dutch is CEO, it is frequently mentioned by him and Amy Vaughn about co-owners and business partnership. 

If you cant close the deal without borrowing money or selling stuff (which both frequently take time), then its not a cash offer until those funds have settled in your account.If you are going to borrow money, a 15yr or 30yr mortgage is probably going to bring the lowest interest rate available.