And if you are having trouble finding housing that is a positive for me because you may stay in my property longer.Other considerations: prefer non-smoker, how long you have lived in the area (deeper roots/ties to an area are a positive), income compared to rent, how long you have held current job, how stable your overall job history is (changing jobs yearly is not a great trend), how long you have lived at previous addresses (frequent moving/turnover costs landlords money), what Facebook profile says about you (pets, drama, responsible, crazy), what prior landlords say about you, etc.It's a shame that some lessons in life are so painful, but hopefully it ultimately leads to you being stronger and better for it.

Google "Facebook Custom Lookalike Audiences."  

I would be highly interested in picking someone's brain in person if you live around Orland Park IL or anywhere along I80 (joliet, minooka ext) as that is where I frequent.

Now if it was recently renovated or you're budgeting in for a renovation right off the bat, that's not too unreasonable, but if you can fix everything in the building for $50K right away, then you'll be in decent shape.On another note, not that this is impossible, but I don't frequently see 25YR notes for 4.5% commercial loans. 

My wife and I read the book by @Ben Leybovich on house hacking, and we were really part of the target audience of the book.

How are you targeting the correct audience?

Since you already have a friend who has done fix and flips and you've been networking (not to mention, you've been researching), I'd suggest going it alone, but with frequent lunches to pick brains of willing participants. 

If you rent to sketchy tenants just to fill the units, you may end up turning the units over pretty frequently whatever the size. 

A frequent CPA contributor on BP's thoughts on it below. 

I know that every situation is different, and that there are always exceptions, but wanted to hear from some investors that frequent sheriff sales to see if its common for a big national bank in third position on a property to come and bid at a foreclosure sale.