Just some food for thought.

You need money for not only for the downpayment but also for closing costs (we had the seller cover most but we still had a tiny bit left), rehab (if you don't do a 203k loan) materials and labor, plus your living expenses (we barely cooked at the beginning since we spent every waking moment with workers and working in the house ourselves so we bought food everyday, we also didn't have a kitchen since we completely gutted the one that was here, and your responsibilities won't stop so you still have to pay credit cards, insurance, internet, etc)-We became BP pro members to use the calculators to analyze deals and we used the heck out of them.

Food for thought, good luck.

Hi Aaron -- I'm not too familiar with real estate rules and regs in the Chicago region so take this with a grain of salt.

Usually free food and free drinks.

Without a second income we depended on social programs in order to put food on the table and keep the lights on.

It’s free; there is free food and drinks (beer and wine even).

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Keep in mind I'm still looking for my first investment property, so take what I say with a grain of salt. :-)Best of luck!

When her fridge broke she lost a bunch of food and I let her live there rent free until the fridge was fixed