I will be here for 6 months to a year and looking to continue hands on support/experience.I am a construction manager and have a lot of background in contractor management, site scheduling, and quality control.

Tell the tenant you will only accept payment in full with certified funds.3.

This method is simple but not precise.

The property was in a great market but needed a full cosmetic rehab and basement finish to add a bedroom and increase resale value.

I love that you have specific goals for 2025 - I believe if we think it, write it, say it, and share it our goals are 10x more likely to come to fruition.Are you able to do option 2 and just house hack a 2-4 unit building and use a renovation loan which allows you to put down 3.5-5%I highly suggest getting to some local chicago meetup groups (we have an in person one on the 17th)...here is BPs list: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...I also have a full list of the chicago meetups that I can share with you too if that'd be helpful.

But be sure to do your homework either way.

To make a long story short, for one property you are not going to save $ in the long run and realize materials can take 6-16 weeks to arrive. 

Projected expenses won't be enough.

You can always start with the Simple Start subscription and upgrade if you find that it isn’t meeting your needs.  

Also a lot of services were very cheap compared to what I was used to  I would buy there again in a heart beat.