Go to a couple of local meetups (or attend zoom meetups for now) and find out what other Chicago investors are doing.

@Jessica Stevenson thank you unfortunately I will not be able to attend as I have a conflict.

Lately I have been listening to BP podcasts and attending the webinars to get familiarize the BRRR strategy past month.

Attend the FREE WEBINARS         3.

If you bought in the last year or so, it can be a little tough to cash flow as prices have seen a Denver-like increase recently. 

Attend the FREE WEBINARS        3.

I'm a brand new REI. since 2016 I have attended numerous classes and seminars, heard hundreds of podcasts (specifically on BP) but never had the guts to make the move until about a month ago. 

She has attended this free online seminar with some free follow up chats.

It is then possible to compare across state boundaries.Here are the affluent zip code gross yield, for the nation's most demographically dynamic MSA:Indianapolis IN pop cum growth 30% , gross rental yield 10.6%Houston TX pop cum growth 41% , gross rental yield 8.6%Dallas Fort Worth pop cum growth 38%, gross rental yield 8.4%Atlanta GA pop cum growth 34% , gross rental yield 7.8%Orlando FL pop cum growth 45% , gross rental yield 7.7%Des Moines IA pop cum growth 29% , gross rental yield 7.6%Charlotte NC pop cum growth 40% , gross rental yield 7.4%Jacksonville FL pop cum growth 29%, gross rental yield 7.4%Phoenix AZ pop cum growth 41% , gross rental yield 7.0%Raleigh Cary NC pop cum growth 60%, gross rental yield 6.7%San Antonio TX pop cum growth 39%, gross rental yieldNashville TN 40% 6.7%Colorado Springs CO 30% 6.5%Denver CO 29% 6.4%Charleston SC 36%, 6.4%Greenville SC 56% 6.4%Provo Orem UT 55% 6.2%Austin TX, 60% 5.6%You should note that local tax and insurance is much higher in Florida than other states so that 3% to 5% more needs to be deducted from gross yield to compare to other states such as Georgia or North Carolina.California's growing population MSA are San Bernardino, Stockton, and Bakersfield.

I have never done RE investing but have been following various threads on BP, researched various articles, as well as attended some networking events.