@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.

I am planning on buying my first single family rental property this year and am trying to gather as much information as I can before I dive in. I

Thank you Brian, it's already been downloaded to the computer and I'm 4 chapters in I think.