That's more or less how I started but ultimately, the biggest thing was taking action and actually doing a deal. 

Driving for dollars MUST work.That makes absolutely no sense.When you actually start to troubleshoot WHY DMM and cold calling doesn't work, you will realize that D4$ won't work either.You cna not target motivated sellers, because not even motivated sellers know they will become motivated 3 minutes before they became motivated.

Just need to set expectations for what you're actually getting in return, a small condo is not going to be life changing wealth.

I'm actually a bit stuck here myself. 

I am actually from Elgin but live in Chicago now.

This is actually my first ever post/reply on the forum! 

From talking to lenders, I need to accept at least one job offer and have an actual job after college in order to qualify for a loan since I don’t have two years of tax return from my business.

I have heard of out-of-state CPAs not being familiar with these rules and assuming that California, just like their home state, does not impose a filing requirement on single-member LLCs, and their client missed the filing, and the FTB came after them with fines and penalties for failing to file.This being said, if the out-of-state CPA is knowledgeable about California tax rules, then there's no reason to fear unless you actually want to meet your CPA in person.  

To be clear: you've never actually taken $3.5 million of investor equity and purchased a $10 million apartment building, correct?

I just posted in another forum you can get cash flow and appreciation in columbus and I posted a few charts that show appreciation in columbus vs Cleveland (actually a downtrend in the last bit)