As I am getting closer to being able to jump in, I wanted to start creating connections and learning my market through other investors in the area.I have big dreams, big ideas.....i've been studying for the past 5 years every avenue of RE investing....leaning towards the buy and hold strategy with small multi families and single family homes.

But I never really "lived" there so I'm not too familiar with the neighborhoods of the city and what the less risky ones would be to invest in. I

@Kevin Lewis That's the city I have a house in. I

Like it is in CA..Or if pooling money for a Mortgage needs to be done through a REg D filing anyone one of the 500 series.Any one have first hand knowledge about this in IL.And or the states they work in. I

Thanks @Jay Hinrichs@Bill Jacobsennice to see some locals weighing in. I

In the neighborhood its in I really don't see the appreciation going up much on the home.

I will probably be focusing on flips with maybe a rental or two thrown in. I

I have an LLC in another state where I do business, but want to keep that separate from my wholesaling.My question is whose name should I wholesale in?I

I've browsed some books on Amazon and also here in Bigger Pockets but I'm not sure which are the classics or books regarded as the Bible when it comes to REI.I'm an absolute beginner, as in I totally didn't know anything about Real Estate Investing a month ago.

Anything else you put in is going to get torn up.