No one is going to bring in their wet clothes to use my free dryer!

A tip--- put wet mortar mix under the footprint of the tub pan when installing to support the bottom.

I wanted to get my feet wet, so to speak.

So did the guy who set some oily car parts directly on a light gray carpet,  turned off the AC in August in Houston (despite signing a document saying he wouldn't), and then left wet towels hanging in the bathroom,  where the drywall molded in the 8 days before I got in there.  

I would be looking to get started with one property to get my feet wet and go from there.I wanted to see if there was anybody in the Chicago or NWI area that could help me deal with some of my concerns.1.   

They take about two weeks for LADBS to turn around and make sure 1) that the form submitted has an original wet signature, 2) that if the seller is a Corp, LLC, etc that you submit the operating agreement to show that the signatory was authorized to sign, and 3) that you include a check for the fee.

You can take advantage of cash flow, appreciation, and living for free while getting your feet wet in REI.

Eventually, would love to get into small multifamily BRRRR and MTR once we get our investing feet wet.

If you're still green, might be worth knocking out a couple of $100k properties to get your feet wet and make mistakes in a low(er) stakes environment.

Start with a small project, get my feet wet.