Premium increases are rippling through the market; the state is also always going to be financially strapped/high tax due to union pension commitments from past generations and the high tax, high services nature of Chicago.I'd highly recommend getting on a plane and driving around before you buy anything there. 

I'm pretty convinced Latchel is just an auto-reponse generator with outsourced support.

Even with the younger generation, it's not that large.

Back 60 years ago the rental industry's rules were very much different from today for my grandpa. 2 generations later,  now im learning to own property with its success in mind.

@Greg GarzaOver the past three years, I’ve been using most of the major off-market techniques.One standout method has always been pulling data and feeding it into a call center to generate off-market leads.

Are you looking to do long-term buy and hold or want to start with generating capital like wholesaling or fix and flip? 

The other aspect I love about Real Estate is the generational wealth you can create. 

However, it won’t generate rental income like a duplex or multi-family property.

Hey James, the most important part of investing from a distance is building and improving reliable systems, generating deal flow, and building a rock solid team.Read this article on the "core 4".

I have two friends who own rental properties and they are successful with their properties, I read Rich Dad Poor Dad twice along with Rental Property Investing and Power of Habit, I've been told by multiple people apart of the Baby Boomer and Generation X that they wish they invested in Real Estate at my age, I was a Resident Advisor at my University and I enjoyed that role so some of the skills are transferrable, and lastly this is the best time for me to take a risk.