If not, would anyone be interested in connecting over a drink or coffee on 10/27 or 10/28?

Set up some bunks and a coffee maker, stock the fridge with some muffins and eggs and offer up as a fishing camp? 

The big wholesaling shops in our states are spending their own resources to actively lobby for wholesaling to prevent it from being banned.   

I talk a lot about REI Nation and how they've been my fantastic partner over the past year - they are a one-stop-shop and have helped me through some challenging situations.

I suggest checking out some of the local Chicago meetups:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...I'd also recommend setting up some coffee meetings with some of the TOP TALENT in Chicago: agents like @Jake Fugman & @John Warren and property managers like @Mark Ainley & @Krystyna Schexnayder and lenders like @Jose Valdovinos & @Zack Karp.

What you are asking for is called venue shopping.

As I was juggling things at work, I could take an hour lunch to shop rentals, something I couldn’t do with a distant market. 

He honestly is a one stop shop. 

No, they have a deep understanding of their customers and place stores where the customers want to shop to maximize sales and profits.

Once I transitioned to an MTR model where we can be a one-stop-shop here in Columbus my clients are doing much better with cashflow.