I manage almost 400 apartments in Cook County at this point.

Great place to meet other investors, agents, property managers, and contractors.

Are you accounting for everything—taxes, property management, maintenance, insurance, reserves—and still hitting your target returns?

However, some of the best cash-flowing markets on paper can also come with the biggest management challenges.

I currently work with investors who are looking to invest SFH/LTR that are turn-key ready and manage for them on the back end, so I see a lot of benefits in that market across the board. 

Since you mentioned you're working 9-5, I’d suggest look into turnkey rental and considering property managers to help manage you’re property.

.: I’m currently renovating a rental property and exploring ways to manage costs without compromising on quality.

Quote from @Krishnan Iyer: Hey Tom, I use Stessa to manage all my income and expenses (bookkeeping) for all my properties.

Let's talk,DanIve actually been looking into buying a condo myself as an investment, I have a few rules, needs to be with both good hoa management & relatively cheap fee (bellow $600 a month) needs to be in area where I’m not competing against other new construction apartments, needs to be an area where even townhomes are so expensive you are not competing, I.e. upper nw, nova, Bethesda etc. needs to be 1990’s or newer in most cases.

If you are investing out of state, then do you already have a good property manager lined up?