You'll have less cash flow on the 200k but the absolute equity build will be faster.I'll also say that I don't actively avoid cash flow.

I don't require my agents to join NAR and in fact dropped my membership when I opened my own brokerage.If the situation made sense, I wouldn't necessarily require an agent to join MLS, but it's such a basic tool of the trade, I can't imagine someone who is active in the business going without it.

If I were you, I’d consider chatting with a property management firm active in that area...SlateHouse Group’s name comes up in local investor circles now and then...just to get a sense of what rents are really doing on the ground.

I'm also in Chicago (like @Jonathan Klemm :), and am always looking to connect with more female RE investors, especially those who are actively doing, or aspiring to work on, fix & flips.

I currently own two duplexes here in Columbus, Ohio, and I’m actively looking to expand my portfolio with additional multifamily properties. 

(I have successfully won damages in every eviction I've handled so far, btw).Just letting everyone on here know what I suspect to be going on, so you can be on the lookout for this activity from some of your current and future tenants.

I am definitely interested - not currently an owner but have two offers out this week and actively looking to invest here - specifically Lake Harmony/JFBB area.

Both markets have a lot of activity and seem to offer great potential.

Yet there are now more actively licensed real estate agents than ever before.

When I was active, the O-4 Good Idea Fairies always tried to re-invent how we did business, and 95% of the time, they overcomplicated a simple process making our lives way harder.