And I am pretty certain Chicago no longer has R2 designation.If it is a non-conforming 3 flat, it can be an issue when you get a building permit or during the triennial tax assessment or any number of situations.

Even your data, Alex, bears it out.

They are about 2.5 hours outside Chicago, but cover a large area and will send runners to Chicago closings.

Anyways greetings from the south side of Chicago!

Unable to work for themselves, seeking the safety of an advanced degree, they have dropped 200K on an U of Chicago law school education and the best they can do is to work for a fund where the people making all the money are 20 and 30 year old traders.

I love Chicago....one of my favorite cities.

Jason, I see that you are in Chicago so perhaps I can offer you more specific info particularly about our market.

I am in Chicago.

Well not literally. :-)

I am a new investor looking to begin wholesaling and flipping houses. I am hoping to find an experienced investor in the Metro Atlanta/Athens areas of Georgia who would be willing to help me ...

My reasoning for this is that as my clients age toward retirement, the burden of being responsible for the bulk of their retirement savings bears heavily on me.