I knew the area very well and it was a very fast growing area. 

If the interest ever grows on you to fund out of state let me knowWill do Michael I just prefer to be more hands on and involved as an active partner in my deals.

This is just my opinion, but I would look somwhere else that has lower tax, population is growing, the law is landlord friendly and the property tax is cheaper. 

This is a great and growing niche! 

Stay patient, stick to your criteria, and in the meantime just consume knowledge (about your local market, the SMF niche, your #s, etc).  

All the best on growing your business!

I use that feature on almost every book that offers it, and it completely changes the experience of consuming content for the better!

Take care of active consumer debt smallest to largest.

Do you have any recommendable attorney in Chicago area whom I can grow with? 

I am becoming very interested in making RE my full time job, and feel like flipping a few properties will help grow net worth faster and give the ability to start buy/hold strategies while also flipping properties that make sense to sell instead of hold.HOW DO I GET STARTED AS A FLIPPER?!