All are brick construction, no major repairs necessary, and have garages; all are located in the SW-side "Bungalow Belt" of Chicago. 

Applicant says they are just speeding tickets and seat belt violations.

I have two properties with furnaces and AC outdoor blower units that are approx 20 years old. 

Since i had 2 deals under my belt i was then able to start playing around with creative financing and i just closed on a 3 duplex portfolio and even after rehabs it will be about as much cash as i had to use for each of the other two.

Just the basics please message me if you are a professional and have sales under your belt.

As long as the numbers aren't horrible, there is hidden value in just taking action and getting this under your belt.

Awesome, because it is al about reaching your end goals and not having some arbitrary "number or doors" under your belt because everyone else is doing it.

By the time you work up to a nasty deal like an abandoned tax lien house you'll have 3+ flips under your belt and a wise co-investor will rest easier and fund quicker, which is good for both parties.

When someone brags about a high NOI look at where they are doing the deals and it's usually in the rust belt. 

Location ( urban core, strong suburban, weak suburban, rural), tenant type (mom and pop, regional, national), Credit (private non-rated, rated, investment grade), WHO is backing the lease ( parent corporate investment grade, subsidiary of corporate, large franchisee, small franchisee, independent mom and pop non-branded), area of the country (warm belt state, cold belt state), demographics ( median income average, population level in a 1,3,5 mile radius, daily traffic counts by the site), area surroundings ( example of junior anchors and large anchors to feed cross traffic daily to your site such as Starbucks, Chick Fil A, and large anchors like Wal-mart, Target, Costco, Sam's Club, Lowe's, etc.).