If you wish to network or ask specific questions about your local market, you can go to your local real estate forum and discuss with investors from your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/86-local-real-estate-networking Or you can directly meet them by registering to real estate events around you: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happenings Please let me know if I can help, and best of luck!

@Joshua D baker I would do it if the numbers work and you feel confident finically in the event that things go south.

Can you put a link to that event?

I would go to events all the time but with the slow down with COVID I want to replace my time with a better lead generation tool.

But again, you can’t pay for repairs with values.For what it’s worth, I know you said you’re opposed to leveraging your house for fear of a black swan event.

I've worked with and hosted many of the popular meet up groups throughout Orange County specifically, as I use to run a coworking space in Irvine and would open our space up as a venue for different events.

In the event you do find it's on one or more of them, you have the right under federal law (Fair Credit Reporting Act) to dispute it and request that it be removed.

So you have no clear way to predict your future net worth and estimate an approximated point of financial independence.For each property I’ve been using a spreadsheet to calculate future value minus taxes and commissions to provide an estimated net for a certain sale date, then manually add the lump sum cash injection as an “income event” in Personal Capital, but you can’t associate any property related items together.

Lastly, after you receive advice from other Chicago area SLH operators & the local municipal agencies that will not only save you time but direct you towards ways to save you money, you are going to likely want to register your business as an LLC with the state and obtain the proper small business renters Insurance policy under your LLC’s name (if its just a 2-3br operation the policy monthly premium  cost will be very low and will shield you as an individual from the very probable situation of being personally liable for the behaviors, damages, & actions of a traditionally high-risk short-term tenant group bc no landlord’s homeowners insurance policy will cover any damages or personal liabilities that will occur when they discover the nature of the operation.

You can meet local investors by registering to attend real estate events in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happenings6.