Vanessa, If you choose the seller financed route, you could potentially continue investing under the bank's stringent debt-to-income radar, so to speak.

He hosts a number of great networking groups, all in MO now but as he said, they draw investors from IL too.  ...and he's my Cahokia expert / go-to guy!

I guess I may be looking for it in the wrong place or just don't know what to look for, lol, need to continue educating myself.

I can only speak to myself personally but I've continued to invest, knowing properties may not cash flow much but I've invested in value-add so focusing on appreciation.

Continuing on the north coast, another idyllic vacation rental location is Pacific City Oregon.

I am a real estate expert but not a contractor, not an ADU expert, and not a zoning expert. 

Use this time to study at the university and continue to study real estate.

You can click that box and continue with your post. 

I built my team through networking on places like BP forums and FB groups.I have since moved to Indianapolis from the west coast to continue to grow my portfolio here and have expanded my business to include support for other OOS investors who need the same support I did when I was remote.

They listen to what you suggest and continually improving their software and processes.