Hello Galen, I would highly suggest not trying to get super creative here and just form your own LLC, buy the property and put it in there, and write this one off as a win! 

I honestly should have more money saved up considering my years of working full-time, however younger financial mistakes have been a painful lesson and I regret not purchasing a property sooner/younger.My most important and immediate goal right now is to purchase a property.I am in (what I perceive to be) a relatively high cost real estate area. 

But because of high prices and high rates most of the properties seem to be breakeven (at best), so this may be something to look into once rates decrease.

@Nick BednarczykI think people also need to understand that fed rates are not directly correlated to mortgage ratesMortgage rates are more in line with the 10 year treasury which could remain high if we continue to spend money like a drunken sailor

Check out this on their site, if you think 50th percentile pricing is too high, you may want to try pricing at 25% and see how that looks.  

There is both great cash flow and appreciation markets within ChicagoNow with all that said Chicago FOR SURE has it's challenges, but I have found personally that if I lean on #1, my network, that a lot of those high risks go away or can at least be mitigated.

A very high percentage of my tenants (in fact, almost all of them) were single mothers. 

I highly recommend that even if you combine lists, you still have a way to know where each contact came from originally for more effective marketing and targeted messaging.

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+, zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680, some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

Their sky-high value will begin to decline at some point.End of year I am grossing $25k each unit, and netting $11k on the paid off unit after taxes, insurance, HOA fees and modest repairs.