Just starting out and testing waters for BRRR in Chicagoland area.Any advice or suggestions regarding this?

Thanks for the information & suggestions Garrett.

For out-of-state investors, I suggest considering a C-class turnkey single-family home.

From there, I would like to consider a 1031 exchange in the future to acquire more units.My current property management company suggested that they could handle a mid sized apartment building but I would absolutely not consider them for it as I believe they have overextended themselves and communication is lacking.

I would love to connect to one if anyone can suggest any. 

I suggest using a service like Mayistay.

If not, I suggest you post what you're looking for in a separate post.

I would suggest either talking with a local bank/credit union about refinancing your existing portfolio and/or one that shows they do MHP loans on their website.

First off I took the realtors suggestion and listed with the property management company he promoted to me.

I would suggest the book Turnkey Revolution.