I should have clarified what I mean by “real business”…RE isn’t a business that supports itself immediately like a service based business.

I would recommend finding a more altruistic source of information before making decisions based on some information provided here and on the podcast in particular. 

While it is also true that Chicago leans tenant friendly, you can mitigate a lot of that risk by investing in areas that have a stronger tenant base.

Pay the bill yourself, then reimburse yourself by charging the tenants based on a formula.

If you like a market, just get a base hit deal there and start spending time at the property getting to know the house, the market, and local vendors.

For example, I used AirDNA for a property and came up with $54,200 annual income, Pricelabs says $24,600, and my estimate based on the property my in laws stay at is $32,000.The income is the hardest for me to estimate, even using enemy method. 

I know I will eventually be looking into Disney but I've always been curious about overall annual cashflow being that the market is based on nothing but the theme park market. 

Based on what I'm reading here I would focus more on Airbnb/Vrbo.

Lastly..Gang seriously.It is frustrating how much proof I constantly need to post yet so many of you are so invreddibly stubborn so see what is right infront of you, and make decisions based on emotion/opinion, instead of Proof, Data, evidence.It truly is up to you.Want to keep struggling?

Two AF bases there, which is usually a good sign for the rental market.