The first thing I would recommend is to establish your investor identity.

Their next battle isn't identical to anyone else's, each deal is different.

This is one of 3 identical adjacent duplexes, all built late 1940s, all situated handsomely on top of a hill across from a popular city park.

@Christopher Schmidt, your scenario and mine are identical; whereas A and B are parents and obviously I am the C in this equation.

If you are going to the Parade on Friday, be safe. know there will be a ton of pick pockets so caution is the key word.As to networking, there are a ton of Chicago types on here, and you should hit up a few of the local REI Clubs.Here is a link for come clubs: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-clubs/illinois.htmlEach club has its own unique identity and "vibe" so hit a few and figure out which if not all that work for you.

If they would cash flow for you, then they should be cash flowing for the seller, since you're going to be in the identical debt position if you bought these.

Hi Michael,In "real life" (opposed to my secret investor identity) I am a web developer and run Ally Web Solutions, LLC, on a daily basis.

These thieves must have their craft down to a science

In the unlikely scenario they give me a fake ss number, or get a digit wrong, I am now in a much worse position to collect unpaid rent if I have to go the collections/garnishment route.I don't know how a landlord can verify that the ss number I have been provided matches the identity that was put online.

My group recently complete a renovation of a nearby 12 unit complex of substantially identical units in January, so the renovation costs / NOI are actuals based on per unit basis.