I would love to meet up with active Real Estate Investors in the Chicagoland area/surrounding suburbs to pick your brain a bit, possibly shadow you on day-to-day activities, and see how to successfully go about beginning on this path to wealth through Real Estate. 

I just don't see how people can get all these assets so quick on one salary.

My plan would be to actively manage the new property and hire a property management company to manage the first property. 

I am a high school teacher in Colorado and I am always looking to help young people get started in real estate investing or help in any way I can.

The ones that people walk away from.

Found some good contractors, painters, floor installers, that I've already recommended to people and will again if you ask.

As it states 1yr, ONE year, change in ACTIVE inventory.

I would also attend the BR area meetups and try to speak with someone active in the STR niche.

What I am hearing from people is that alot of the info is either old or incorrect, for example the property sold months ago or the owner isn't interested in selling

Well their only option really.Anyway, this is the direction they are heading, and for the moment finding some success.Thank you to BiggerPockets.com, ROCusa.org and the people that are making this possible.