I‘m also happy to travel to speak to groups or provide 1:1 coaching along your purchasing experience. 

Maybe @Mark Ainley can provide some advice...he has or had a bunch of industrial properties in Chicago and the suburbs.

We've sold 65+ homes and the biggest request we get from our Buyers is help with closing costs.Most of our deals we're providing anywhere between $5K-$10K to help Buyers offset the cash requirement to purchase a home.Even in today’s "high" interest rate environment, many Buyers prioritize closing cost assistance over an interest rate buydown.

However, we have a higher end market so it always struck me as strange that we'd only provide such a small amount since it doesn't cost that much more to provide more.

Raising the  amount required to buy your target properties is not easy, and beyond the amount that must be raised without leverage it will be difficult for you to provide favorable return profile for your investors.

This means you need to pad your rehab costs, make sure you have trusted service providers that do great work, and when you run comps be sure to bring them down a bit and see if the deal still makes sense. 

The right agent will provide a pro forma breakdown on every property they look at, have repair costs estimated, CapEx, etc...

Unless you have a way to source off market deals or have a crew to provide labor for below market value, you're kind of relying on hope and luck to find a deal that works.

You can also look into partnering up with an experienced investor, and sourcing the deals or providing the capital in exchange for the mentorship. 

Hello Satish- the greater Banner Elk area does have a lot going for it and the right property should provide you excellent income and a potential nice getaway spot.