Most everyone is right, things are pretty much the same, my tolerance is different. 

Look at what high interest credit cards you can get rid of, pay down, or move to zero interest promotion cards for say 15 months etc.

I believe coaching does work, but I also believe that 90% of the coaches are better at marketing / self promotion than they are at doing deals. 

If there is a maturity in the midst of an adverse market cycle, the options for escape are pretty thin.

Aside from this forum and the events promoted here, where else would you recommend looking to find connections or events with experienced flippers in Chicago? 

The newest outdoor is still advertising 1st month free as they haven't filled up, and I spoke with the climate controlled owner/builder yesterday (he's a pretty big REI in the area), and he made it sound like he hadn't leased a single climate controlled unit since they opened a few weeks ago.I recently purchased a 140x45 warehouse with low ceilings and had debated doing self storage, but my market seems very saturated.

We are both in our mid 20's, so we were still pretty naive when it comes to a lot of this stuff.

I've read a lot of bad information on how some gurus are promoting techniques that are flawed at best, fraud at worst.

Pretty easy to not check this and have a failure after you close...

They are a national organization that promotes all kinds of creative real estate deals.