The fax to PDF solution I mentioned might be good if the papers are distributed, but if they are all in one place and need to be scanned in bulk, then other high speed scanners might be a better bet.

The color shows the Market Health Index (Green - 10; Red - 1), and the size of the circle shows the Market Price To Rent ratio.  

If you're doing everything in Illinois, your easiest/safest bet is to form an Illinois LLC.However, an LLC may not be needed at this point.

What are the typical financing requirements for a mid size commercial multifamily. 8-24 units?

Egress windows, size of bedrooms, stuff like that. 

That's even if they let you retire a large amount of people have been getting the boot and it not because they were bad but it was a way for the military to down size and due to their budget cuts !!! 

It's not all that big on profit but it would be a nice size profit for a first timer like me, also I would really want to get my feet wet and actually take action and I could really use that profit money and use it to my next flip and so on. 

I am working with an architect on an 11,000 sf R1 lot I have in Los Angeles CA90065 He says he can build two houses on the lot due to the size.

Property A just seems more like a safe bet for a first investment.  

I have found  that they are not related to the amount of rent but more related to the size and nature of the building.