I started by building a 12-door portfolio using the BRRRR method and self-managing initially.

BRRRR method is also a great way to go - good luck!  

I will not know that until I climb under the house and into the attic etc... for inspectionThe area is close to things and is not in a indicated crime location and has a very nice open lot area on the corner with it but again assuming the tenants stay and lease I am looking at that as a smaller issue..Thanks for bringing up the concerns but I have tried to do my due diligence but do not really know is the analyzing aspect has missed something major.

I think this is the method I would like to go as it fits in line with what I envisioned. 

Used houses in the area sell anywhere from $75-125 a square foot.These are long term rentals that I do not plan to sell.I am reading the Rental Property Investing book and implementing the method that focuses on cash flow and that strategy states you need to have $300 cash flow per month, per property.

Nice job! 

Nice to connect 😎Its in Joliet - Cathedral area I hope to meet you in person as well?

The costs are not trivial, but they are less than you would pay for a nice used truck.One of the main reasons I am considering this route is the leads that are provided.

Under this method each investor has ownership and voting rights.

A nicely done fully renovated home here is around 1.1-1.3m; this home is a 3 bed 2 bath 1300+/- sqft with a lot of 5500+/- sqft.