You'll be fine unless you want a job in real estate (like being an agent) that requires heavy outreach, cold calls, or interaction with others. 

You might find there was a local/state/federal grant that’s been used up.

We purchased it the traditional way by going through an agent, we viewed some houses on our second trip out there and ended up picking one and going for it.

@Paul Welden Paul, I plan on using around 10-12k of my savings on a down payment + closing (will escape buyer agent costs as I'll be representing myself.)

I am new to the Chicagoland and am interested in connecting with investors, contractors, agents and lenders alike.

I think the location will make it much easier for us to rent and hopefully reduce turnover.Once our offer was accepted, we sometimes felt that our agent was not fighting for our desired terms, but rather just trying to close the deal.

I am an agent and investor in the area and would be happy to talk some RE!

U know a good agent will do pretty much all that in the price of the commission the seller pays.

keep a hvac person on your team Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

As a local investor and agent here in Columbus, let me know if you have any questions or want to connect!