I believe that you best bet would be to invest in multi-family.  

One idea is you can look into buying a multi unit and live in one unit, if that works for you. 

I want to learn more about flipping and buy and hold w/multi-family units.  

@Brandon FosterI'm looking at commercial property, are you working with multi units and how large?  

It took them years to track down all of the owners and purchase the abandoned buildings, but they finally got rid of them all. 

We purchase multis in the 10-50 unit range.

In today's market we've found the most success in a multi-pronged approach implementing the tactics above.

I am newly separated and finances are tight right now. what I am hoping to learn and find though is ways to finance a house or 2 or a multi family unit so i can just get started.

New to the REI community and looking to get some great guidance and advice from the seasoned vets and learn as much as I can.Have been doing some initial research into Multi-family, buy-and-hold, (>,=2 units) in the Chicagoland area (mainly western suburbs, Brookfield, LaGrange, Downers Grove, Wheaton, and the like) and found some units with potential.Here's my current question:I've found a property that I believe has some potential.

I was wondering if anyone could give me any tips on locating properties (multi-family, apartment, etc.).