I participated in my first REI meetup group Monday (1/4/21) evening and would recommend, if you haven't yet, to join a couple meetup groups.

Account Closed I'd make a short list of the midwestern cities you're interested in, the take advantage of pandemic to participate in on line meetups before they go back to in person, which will give you unique insight into neighborhoods and major players in each area. 

Insurance - shop aroundReal Estate Taxes - contest an increase Trash services - reduce trash pickup days per week if you realize the trash dumpsters are barely fullProperty Management - self-manage?

The majority of programs that I've seen, in cook county also require that the participant be a non-for-profit organization or a private investor partnering with one.

It may be difficult to save $100 a week if you barely have enough to eat, but there is no free lunch in this world.  

Barely breaking even.I also don't anticipate this area to appreciate as much as other areas.

And there I was concerned about messing with people’s livelihood… Barely a pinch.

They also strongly recommend that the landlords/managers do not participate (other than observe) in the set out process.

Please bare with me. 

Hello BP Forum Participants-My family is in search of a San Francisco/Bay Area based trust attorney (preferably familiar with real estate portfolios) to help guide us through the process of setting up a trust to hold real estate assets.