@Raymond Wai What investing strategies are you focusing on?

I focus on the western suburbs specifically Dupage county. 

Those are still cash flow assets, but I don't think the bank will let me refinance on anything appraised less then 60k.Anyways it's all a work in progress, I called local Property Managers to ask them what rent is for a 2/1 | 3/1, vacancies rates, if they charge a flat fee or rent based %, few other questions.I'm getting an idea of what is in my area and what I should be focused on first.Yeah the real estate agent bought a fixer for 120k, put some work in sold 235k after he posted it on Facebook had someone call with offers that night.I have plenty of cash for buying/repairing, Cash is King he said and asked if I wanted to be a money lender that the return was "ok", but there would be no equity and build up.Yeah, my goal is to collect as many doors as I can and have $100-200 of ROI I'm shooting for appreciation and being able to pull my original money back out.

I am sure there are plenty of people investing in those areas and making money but we have tended to focus on areas where our property manager has properties.

Focus!

I'm focused on acquiring small multifamily property in the immediate future, and note investing is a strategy that I am exploring for the future.  

So lets dive in and get you up to speed on what's happening; I am currently deployed overseas until mid 2019 with a substantial amount of cash saved up and want to put that towards proper investments while I am away, so when I return home real estate investing will be my sole focus.

Decide how much money you have access to, & the zip codes, city or state you want to focus on.

You sound like your starting to focus in on what you want, and how to get there.

Thanks @Josh Stack, my focus so far has been on comparing different markets at a high level.