If this is your first investment and/or you are out of state and/or you want passive cash flow, I would advise you to look at the more moderate returning neighborhoodsHope this helps! 

By the way, Chicago is a great market, one of our other moderators @Steven Hamilton II is active there.

Perhaps just work harder at your job and with a little luck you'll get a promotion or something and a $2 buck an hour raise, because you will never be a real estate millionaire, or even a moderate realestate success if you do not invest and study these two courses.

Interest rates are moderating so waiting a bit to save will probably be an advantage.

Many of my clients I manage properties for are actually out of Parker as they too have found it too expensive to invest locally but can make the returns they would like down here while still being only a moderate distance from the property to drive to.

Look for moderate priced durable products for rentals. 

@Jason Davis BP Forums have a rule against self promotion & promotion in general, which is why when asking for referrals we will send them to you as a PM - any other way and our post will usually be deleted by the moderators.

Assuming it is in good shape, moderate repairs needed, what is a good first offer?

For right now, I've been walking around neighborhoods, taking a look at properties with poor to moderate flyers, redesigning the flyers, and emailing the agents with a redesign and an offer to create another flyer for their next listing for free.

May we now request the moderator to intervene and suspend this post.