I have relied heavily on BP and it's members for information.

I am leaning heavily towards purchasing it within a SDIRA that I am going to be setting up this week.

Nice to see a new member with serious goals.I too invest heavily in beer!

As a Fraternity member who has experience in college living in rental makeshift Fraternity homes that unfortunate landlords were stupid enough to rent to me and my drunken brothers, I would advise heavily that everyone here stays entirely out of that market.

When a buyers broker heavily vets any buyer they work with the sellers on the other end and the listing broker knows they can count on the deal closing.

One of the reasons BRRRR can be great is you generally already replace big ticket items like that at the start.Vacancy is heavily dependent on management and your area, but 5%-10% is common.

As for the lease option, i would opt heavily for the $5000 to recoup that down payment cash.

I heavily recommend using services to help you out at this stage. 

Not to mention how heavily Chicago is segregated compared to other big cities like New York, Miami, Dallas, etc.....the job growth is mainly happening on the north side and downtown areas since those areas are higher income.

It's pretty industrial in some spots where Eastpointe is heavily residential.