Jesse you can find highly trained and well qualified inspector from a national credited association tike InteNACHI https://www.nachi.org/certified-inspectors

I recommend investing a good chunk of it passively (with a pro) and using part of the rest to get some great training and mentoring. 

Or ..Emerse yourself into education, join local REIAs, pay for weekend trainings (not the up sell type, but real education often by local REIAs by local teachers not folks getting off airplanes).   

If people move to Dekalb the driving time can be as close as 5-15 min driving but the restaurants, schools, etc is way more limited than in the other suburbs and the distance to the city of Chicago is way more and with no train option while Elburn, St.

This trains the tenant to expect an increase annually, but the amounts are small enough ($20 to $35) it doesn't effect vacancy.If you delay rate increases in the hope of tenant stability, you shoot yourself in the foot a few years in when you have a home renting for substantially below market.

Most of the good ones have training programs. 

Very convenient location to trains and highways.They accepted a bid and went in contract prior to Covid being serious.

@Gerard PeacockGenerally, the training for a license really is about teaching you the the laws and rules for your State.

Turnkey and I’m bringing the money I’ll do 50/50If I’m guiding the project the most I’ll give up is 30%I train friends family and Zillow Addicts to spot properties If they spot one that makes sense I give them a small market research fee and allow them to JV as much as they want

My best advice is to train yourself to spot opportunities in your market when you see them.