The keys that I’ve discovered up north is to build your relationships with realtors and people in the trades to get the best beat on what’s for sale off market, and to keep an open mind out for alternative uses for buildings maybe no one else wants that you can purchase for a discount and then repurpose easily to fit your needs.

Chicago multifamily is mostly trading in the 5-6.5 cap range with the occasional "7 cap" when there is a TON of deferred maintenance.

Welcome to BP and specifically Iowa Real Estat :) Sounds like you have a fantastic skill set that is needed by most people in the real estate investing world (construction and grit).

But like you said, you’d be trading your time, headspace and still not positive of the 50% return which could go to negative as well.  

One other caution, when you say "I'm 22 and I have done excellent in my stock and crypto investing", don't confuse luck for skill.

If you find that they are the best fit for you regarding management and that's a trade off you're willing to work with, then sure. 

I am currently studying for my C-10 Electrician contractor license and this will by my 10th license for a specialty trade.

They need to be able to trade equal or up in value to satisfy their 1031 Exchange reinvestment requirement. 

They obviously have done something correct in order to be a publicly traded company worth billions of dollars.

I have many trade and handyman recommendations, I can provide.