I quickly discovered that the broker was not professional and was not organized.

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.Discounts on some products and services are offered to BP members: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/proIf you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

@Craig Gray Here is an article that landed today on the blog about how to use financing with BRRRRs. 

It wasn't till after reading books like "Rich Dad Poor Dad" and discovering the BP forums there was another way to make a living. 

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/beginners-guide-brrrr-financing-opmhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/8-ways-supercharge-retirement-real-estate-investingPersonally, I keep my portfolio between 20-25 units and then reinvest into larger multi-family deals in partnership to ramp things up and stabilize my cashflow...

During the inspection, a crack was discovered outside the building but no crack inside.

We bought a 2-family in Bayonne last year (check out my blog post on house-hacking) and found great tenants within a week of me listing the rental unit (after we finished renovations). 

FYI - I only recently discovered the land trust option after talking to a local attorney in the Chicago area.Thanks

Here're a couple of posts to guide you further: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/7-barriers-to-entry-commercial-real-estate-investinghttps://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/10850/85351-nothing-will-work-until-you-do-maya-angelou

I'm very grateful to have discovered the BP community.