I suggest checking out some of the local Chicago meetups:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...I'd also recommend setting up some coffee meetings with some of the TOP TALENT in Chicago: agents like @Jake Fugman & @John Warren and property managers like @Mark Ainley & @Krystyna Schexnayder and lenders like @Jose Valdovinos & @Zack Karp.

Just like you I have been thinking into mentorship programs and I have gone to Multifamily Mindset ($40K), Apartment Educators ($20K) which is based in Texas, and now I am looking into RE Mentor (mentor of co-founder of Multifamily Mindset) and it's a 3 day seminar for $1500 (but they end up giving you a *one time discount* if you sign up during the free 2 hour event for $995 but it is possible to sign up for their mentorship program through their website if you can't go to their free event).

Are there specific networking events or forums within the BiggerPockets community that you recommend?

Map area: Details on ordinance: https://www.clarkhill.com/news-events/news/chicagos-so-calle...

One thing that I noticed helps a lot of times is going to local networking events and hanging around like-minded individuals.

Mortgages in your personal name on the property in the LLC, may be another route that an attorney can go after you personally in the event of a suit.  

I lined up a bookkeeper in May of 2023 and had several months of follow ups with her only to discover in February 2024 that she had had a “life changing family event” and had not been in her office for about 5 months and had never even started my books.

Being able to network before and after the event is where you make the connections.

You should get some more estimates, but what you are really trying to do is to find someone who has a license and insurance to do it for the cheapest price and that will set off a chain of events that will never end.It's more likely that you bought the house with a wrong scope of work done because you don't have a GC and thought you could DIY it.

Charleston has a very active REI community and several meetup/networking events each month that are pure gold.