In a city like Chicago with some age, the inventory of 1960s and later buildings are tougher in the city.  

If you are in the upstate, I would love to start like a meet up with individuals my age or older so, we can all have a support group ❤️Thanks, Kamille Tyson

If you are getting close to retirement age, I would not be inclined to leverage overly much. 

For example, 1 bedroom units tend to have higher vacancy than 3 bedroom units and higher end units tend to have less vacancy. additionally, CAPEX is on a sliding scale from 5% to 15% depending on the age and condition of the building.

I agree with @John Warren - do a CMA of other rentals in the area of similar size, square footage, age, etc.

I so wish I had Bigger Pockets when I was your age. 

New to investing in real estate and question that popped up in my mind was "Do we need to have a business card in today's age?"

I'd like to teach more people my age,but I'm having a hard time finding out how through BP events? 

In todays day and age we can invest anywhere in the country.

@Brock Fica Best piece of advice I wish I would have recieved when I was your age: use your VA loan to buy a house with zero money out of pocket and then rent out all of the other rooms and/or units (you can buy up to a 4-plex if you can qualify) to your buddies, which will basically provide you with free housing and probably make some money along the way.