As far as financing, I have considered  1) an FHA loan with a cosigner, and 2) going off market and approaching many owners about potentially seller financing.Any and all feedback, advice, and info on potential pitfalls would be appreciated!

@Demarco Brown, I think you did really well using the calculator.

fastpeoplesearch.com has been my go-to free tool for finding people's contact info. 

They also may be able to offer higher liability limits. 

Smart move leveraging hard and private money for flexibility, and congrats on the above-listing price escrow—shows strong demand for a well-renovated property!

Was just doing a  search on Google and realized I'm on page 6 for the first time in "forever".Not sure if it's due to Google search being that good or lack of effort.When is the last time YOU clicked past first page search results?

Quote from @Scoop Schneider: 86k principle 7.5IR 360 months 800 credit score 1st position Put it on paperstac. my guess without dropping it into any calculator would be its worth $50-$70k assuming property value is above $100k

Is life what you thought it would be when you quit your 9-5? 

I know a couple of chicago eviction attorneys who might be able to help, they also do work in dupage County.

Ideally, it would not need something like Zapier to connect tools, as that adds to the costs and can be clunky.