Got lots of high pressure sales BS and tried to push me to buy the program. 

Try starting by narrowing your criteria; asset class, number of units, market, property class, profit share structure, etc.

., a legit full-time wholesaler with years of experience, will likely be far more resourceful to work with than trying to acquire deals off-market on your own.

I am currently trying to buy a couple of properties in this area and i hope that in the next 5 years or so we will see big growth in Jamestown. 

Try to use a few different techniques to see which one is a better fit for you. 

Plenty of PM try to keep them off market now and double end the commission. 

With that said, I typically try to get at least two trusted sources to check out the house for me, which sounds like you have done. 

Without trying to sound like a dating website, I’d love to connect with like minded people on their thoughts and views of the industry and different markets - either in Chicago or elsewhere. 

I have been diligently reading, studying, and beginning to practice analyzing cash flows of properties within Chicago and some Chi suburban areas.While I try to use whatever tools I have at my disposal and also be conservative with my numbers while analyzing properties (vacancy percentage, expenses, etc) I believe that in some areas of my analyses, I may not be getting the most accurate information.For everyone out there, where do you get your rental estimates by location?

If that is the case, i would not recommend trying to "add your wife's name to the account" if she's not on the bank account.