Given your strong credit score, a credit union or peer-to-peer lending platform may offer better short-term financing rates.

I also offer awesome tenant discounts.

If there’s a way to add value—even through simple cosmetic updates—that can help boost appreciation over time.When it comes to making the offer, your research will give you confidence.

@Ryan Brown - @Chris Seveney and @Theresa Harris both offered amazing advice.

Anyone contemplating the types of services some of these providers offer (sometimes into the tens of thousands of dollars) should first be able to articulate why the services are needed and how they will benefit from them.

That seems to have changed over Covid and not sure they ever got back on a regular schedule.Not sure what you have to offer other than the 4 bedrooms, but I would guess rent would be more around $2400/month vs $3000

Areas like Pilsen, Bronzeville, and parts of the South and West Sides offer opportunities for value-add investments, while North Side neighborhoods provide more stability but at higher prices. 

Track everything, including conversations with sellers and buyers, in your CRM and on Excel.

We would offer less than market. 

They do offer access to mutual funds, but I do not love this option.