Service animals have a lot of training, emotional support animals are a pet and nothing more.

Over the past month, I’ve trained an AI/natural language processing model to “read” the latest court filings and generate a list of potentially motivated sellers in Houston.

I think you can easily take the train in from there or possibly make the drive in half the time.

Hire a Lawyer/ Title Company for:Title InspectionDocument InspectionHire a Property Inspector for:Physical InspectionOther Inspection:Plumber (Inside Drainpipes)Pest InspectorAsbestosLead-Based PaintStep 7: Getting Ready to Close.Order Insurance from your Insurance AgentHomeowner’s Insurance or Rental Property InsuranceSetup your Business Checking & Savings AccountPreparing all the Necessary Forms on Managing your PropertyPreparing BookkeepingFinal Walk-through the PropertyPlan the Rehab (Do this while doing Physical Inspection)Double Check the Documents and Sign itStep 8: The Rehab Stage.Present the Rehab Plan to the Contractors and ask for a BidHire the Contractor with the best service, qualifications, and project history, and reasonable price.Create a Checklist for the Project and Give to the Contractor (only pay the contractor each time they get something done on the checklist)Step 9: Find Tenants.Advertise your Rental Property:For Rent SignCraigslistNewspapersMLSPortalsRental App (like Apartmentlist.com, RentCafe.com, RentSpree, Pocketlist) Existing TenantsStep 10: Screen Your Tenant.Set your Rental CriteriaBackground and Credit CheckPrior Felonies within 7 yearsPrior Evictions FiledPrior Evictions Carried OutBankruptciesJudgmentsCriminal Issues or bad financial HistoryVerify Income & Renting HistoryStep 11: Accept Tenant.Lease AgreementMove-In Condition ReportSecurity Deposit and 1-month rent paymentStep 12: Train Your Tenant.

I'm going through the training now, writing a budget plan to save capital, and boosting my credit score.

Thanks for the suggestion about David Pere, I will definitely check out his page and site.I wish I had created the intro a week earlier, I was in your neck of the woods this past week for some training at HF.

We've got a great CPA/Attorney/mentor helping us drive this train so I feel like we should be good.

@Tra'Chell BullockIf you are a member of MAREI,log into the members website and access our Wholesale training, a collection of how to videos, podcasts and articles.

Another thing that interests me about the area is the South Shore train expansion which will help those towns in NWI commute to Chicago.

Im in Chicago...The house that I purchased sits next door to a house that CTA purchased to extend the Redline Train Station.