He does a ton of business in NJ and TX and can help you out.

A common mistake I observe are investors focused on unit count rather than the fundamentals of the underlying real estate that's being bought.

If they come on the market they are sold for top dollar to investors as income producing businesses. 

@Alex Peters- Following this thread for additional ideas, but here are my thoughts:check bank account statements to make sure they have adequate reservescheck court records to assess litigation activity - both for the business entity and its principalsbusiness credit reportDo they have experience with other properties in Joshua Tree? 

Property 1:Purchase price - $73,000Mortgage - NONE (Paid Cash)Monthly Rent - $875Monthly Profit - $580Property 2:Purchase price - $65,000Mortgage - NONE (Paid Cash)Monthly Rent - $950Monthly Profit - $750Property 3:Purchase Price - $107,500Mortgage - $80,625 Monthly Rent - $1300Monthly Profit - $435Current Cash Available - $110,000Current Available Equity - $96,500 Cumulative Total - $206,500The available equity was a HELOC loan that was given at 70% LTV so those are real numbers, they would be from property 1 and property 2.The reason im typing this is because I would like to know if there were any builders that could give a rough estimate of building cost per square foot in Kansas City area or suburbs.

The LLC is created to protect your personal assets and to separate your personal business from your investment business.  

My husband and I are new to real estate investing and currently seeking for our first rental property investment, preferably a multifamily (2-4 unit) home.

Real estate aside, I am passionate about rock climbing!

Thought this would be a cool topic to see what Chicago BP investors seeing for real life rent growth in 2024? 

Most real estate showings are evenings and weekends.