I use numbers I can quantify, purchase, renovation costs, actual rent, tax, PITI, property management, principle pay down.  

Phil, I find more success with staying in tune with my friends/partners that have the same health objectives.

This doesn't mean that you shouldn't be ambitious with your objectives, as long as you're realistic.I have years of experience with short-term rentals in Mexico but I'm not sure how useful that can be to you since I invest in beach markets where there is mass tourism and visitors rent for one or multiple weeks so it's fairly different.

While not ideal, this was expected and I baked that risk into my objectives. 

Do you have any special objectives or projects you're currently working on now that you've been in the game for some time?

I know you're looking to buy in the suburbs but I created a Chicago House Hacking Guide and the principles are overall the same.You won't find $100k SFHs in most suburbs around Chicago except the south suburbs close to the Indiana border.

The next day I spoke with a principle at Secured Investment Lending who was very responsive and I closed earlier this week.

We need more energy for data centers (already an issue) and we need much more capable batteries for robots.If a robot is flipping burgers you can just keep it stationary and plugged in, but if you want a robot to move around on a construction site and build a home you need freedom from the cord and a lot of power to lift heavy objects.

With the increased competition among sellers, it’s crucial to prepare a listing to stand out among the rest and work to address buyer objections prior to going on market.

Regarding a listing agent showing a property to an unrepped buyer and potentially triggering what is called "implied agency": this is when an agent performs agency duties for a principle (buyer in this case) who they don't have a written agency agreement with, and establishes an agency relationship through their actions: https://www.prepagent.com/article/creating-agency-relationsh...Hope that helps!