Flood Insurance is a killer in annual policy costs to your bottom line.2.

If you find a killer deal on a duplex, don't pass that up just because a quadplex has more units. 

Killer job.

.* a plus: when you go there to manage it, there's a killer Filipino BBQ joint down the street :)

Anything on NW side is in the range you suggested, but if you go to any of the further-out suburbs like Elgin and Aurora they definitely have 1% deals or better.I know @Michael J Scanlon has had some killer deals out in those areas and might be able to provide additional context.

@Timothy Albright then it's all about making him and his lawyer (deal killers) feel comfortable with you. 

You would not believe how many lenders or mortgage brokers do not go over these loan deal killers with buyers when they should.

I have a friend that has a couple of turnkey properties in Memphis that are working out pretty well for him, however the travel would be a killer as I am pretty insistent on doing my own due diligence in seeing any properties/neighborhoods I'd be buying in so I will definitely try out the keyword alert suggestion, thanks!

No weed barrier/fabric or plastic will stop them, so have the rocks "fluffed up" and get some pre-emergent weed killer sprayed twice a year to keep them in line.

I will be at your Nov event and KILLER short sale class in Dec.