We are pretty much convinced to manage it by ourselves and view it as a great opportunity to learn.

It's a pretty unorganized system right now that I'm not particularly happy with - would also like to hear what others use....

They are a portfolio lender so underwriters can be pretty flexible in making things work.

It’s a pretty stellar place to live!

Based on what I've heard from people actually landing deals, those guys @Alexander Felice mentions above, is that they have a pretty high marketing budget, understand rehab costs, and have a team in place ready to help out (rehabber, buyers, etc.).Best of luck.

I’m pretty new to RE.

It looks pretty nice, you don't have a management expense but I'm assuming you're planning to self manage.

One smaller note, Cook County just reassessed taxes and it's a pretty big bump (at least on my properties before I go to appeal). 

I've pretty much limited myself to duplexes for that reason.

This is my first deal so i've been pretty conservative by plugging in worst case scenario numbers, to the point where monthly cash flow is close to 0...