Any advice or direction on how to go about this in Wisconsin would be greatly appreciated.Before you do that, ensure the home will make a good RAL property.

I want to make sure i dont get scammed out of $1,000's on my first big deal. thanks for any info. 

There are also people there pitching deals and everyone there is willing to help others. 

https://www.har.com/content/department/mlsHouston Real Estate Highlights in November, 2024:-Single-family home sales increased 6.0 percent year-over-year;-Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes went from 48 to 52 days;-Total property sales were up 3.3 percent with 7,750 units sold;-Total dollar volume rose 11.1 percent to $3.1 billion;-The single-family median price was up 1.5 percent to $329,900;-The single-family average price climbed 4.1 percent to $418,903; -Single-family home months of inventory registered a 4.4-months supply, up from 3.5 months last November.

One quoted $20k to put piers on 3 sides of the home, and another quoted $10k to put piers on one side. 

No, you’re free to do a private deal.

But that depends on the level of rehab, price point and so on. 

Move on.

Start studying comps and understand what is a good or bad deal and why.

I'm also in Chicago (like @Jonathan Klemm :), and am always looking to connect with more female RE investors, especially those who are actively doing, or aspiring to work on, fix & flips.