Doing an out of area flip is a notoriously difficult undertaking. 

The city is notorious for being awful at handling this stuff.

Not only is Blackstone tremendous in size, but they are known as notoriously "smart" money. 

A written estimate with accurate numbers is NC for someone I know for sure will use me for the work, other wise $100 hr....a proper estimate with exact number would take about 10 hrs.Investors are notoriously cheap, always on tight budgets, running out of money, in a hurry, can't make up their minds. etc.

You can also find a property with increased zoning that will allow you to take a single-family to a duplex, or allow you to add a rentable ADU on the property.Larimer County is notoriously tough with its occupancy limits and has been since the 60s.

For example, restaurant (where owners are objecting the most), notoriously don’t pay very much, with median wages around $11 for servers in 2020, compared to more than $20 across all occupations.

One thing to consider is that Illinois is notorious NOT landlord friendly.

In order to assert a claim of adverse possession in California, the claimant (party seeking to gain title to the property) must demonstrate:possession under a claim of right or color of title;actual, open, notorious occupation (protected by a substantial enclosure such as a fence and usually cultivated or improved);adverse and hostile possession;continuous possession for a period of five years; andpayment of all taxes assessed against the property during the five-year period.

Investors are notorious cheapskates (as am I!). 

Exclusive (possession by the trespasser only)4 Open and notorious (without hiding occupancy), and5.