You are asking a stranger to lend you basically all the money for a deal with no experience and no skin in the game. 

@Libbie Grant Investor tip for Anacortes: find a house that is zoned R2 for duplex (most all of the old homes in the desirable Old Town and around the schools and hospital) and convert a garage or basement into a legal dwelling.

IMHO, getting skin in the game by investing time and money in a property will force you to learn. 

Right now I am currently in Virginia and would like to jump into the game now, that way when my family and I move to Chicago I have a bit of knowledge to get myself started in the big city.

If not, does anyone have any tips on sheriff sale auctions?

., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)

I was curious if anyone else has used rentigo.com for property management, and more specifically, online rent collection. 

I've got no money for marketing, so I'm D4D in my spare time and researching owners online.

Try the court records, should by online by this day and age, and search case numbers sequentially.

Get very familiar with the laws which are readily aviallable on line.