Premium increases are rippling through the market; the state is also always going to be financially strapped/high tax due to union pension commitments from past generations and the high tax, high services nature of Chicago.I'd highly recommend getting on a plane and driving around before you buy anything there. 

I'm pretty convinced Latchel is just an auto-reponse generator with outsourced support.

Even with the younger generation, it's not that large.

Back 60 years ago the rental industry's rules were very much different from today for my grandpa. 2 generations later,  now im learning to own property with its success in mind.

@Greg GarzaOver the past three years, I’ve been using most of the major off-market techniques.One standout method has always been pulling data and feeding it into a call center to generate off-market leads.

Are you looking to do long-term buy and hold or want to start with generating capital like wholesaling or fix and flip? 

The other aspect I love about Real Estate is the generational wealth you can create. 

However, it won’t generate rental income like a duplex or multi-family property.

In the world of commercial real estate, especially for those of us involved in wholesaling, hard money lending, and larger commercial transactions, finding truly qualified leads can be one of the toughest parts of the...

Hey James, the most important part of investing from a distance is building and improving reliable systems, generating deal flow, and building a rock solid team.Read this article on the "core 4".