I get frustrated because most people a) don't stick with this and try to learn it... trust me its easier than first year college physics... but it will take you a few times to get it and after networking with real people doing this or b) they say its seems risky and listen to their lazy/ignorant CPA who by the way has been stuck in they same occupation for 20-30 years... why would you want to take financial advice from someone who is not financially free. 

This is what a lot of people do.

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

This is not question but to tell people there's way to finance yourself.

There are third-party admin people that can help you set up and administer your solo 401k for a relatively inexpensive fee it's about $300 a year I currently use one company to do the same for my self-directed Roth IRA.I'm looking to go with the 401 option because I can do a 100% contribution up to $20,500 now.that's just a little over my net in one month on my rentals.

She pays rent on Zelle through multiple other peoples names, and so I am getting partial payments (though she hasn’t paid the total amount) which I think means I can not evict her.

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. 

Love seeing people get started in real estate investing :) It sounds like you're doing all of your research and have a good gameplan.

People talk about the Real Estate market like the stock market.

People do like to sue even when the cause of the injury is tenant lack of care and insurance companies like to settle.