Would like to have a goal in mind of what is the maximum I would be willing to pay for these properties to even consider buying to make this a “good” deal by the numbers.

The goal when using credit isn’t to pay off the property as soon as possible.

It all depends on your goals.

I'm a real estate broker in Chicago and I'm not saying you need another agent because I want you to choose me, but before purchasing you should interview other brokers to find one that best fits your goals, needs, and wants.

Hire a qualified eviction lawyer.Your tennats goal from this point forward will be to live free for as long as possible, to do that he will use the courts to his advantage and file extensions and appeales aftr every ruling.Hire a lawyer immediately and make sure he has experience dealing with professional tennats. 

I'm going to practice analyzing deals based on the 70% rule for flippers.TLDR, my goals.1.

Cash flow is my goal.

Is my profit margin goals to low/high2. should i buy and hold every other house or two to start building cash flow now or just keep flipping untill i can roll on a 'big' complex or something3. 

My goal is to convert all of my units to government program funded, so this might not make sense since it seems as though most government programs require that the landlord pay all utilities anyway.3.

The goal is to buy 7 units a year for the next 5 years.