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[Sezuo Daudu]

hello everyone, I am new to biggerpockets and new to real estate in general. I am looking to buy my first multifamily(2-4unit) preferably. was wondering if anyone had good recommendations as to what areas I should be looking at in the Chicago land area, especially for a newbie like myself. hopefully one that is rent predominate. Thank you all for your help.

[Crystal Smith]

Originally posted by @Sezuo Daudu:

Hello Jeff I'm looking at a price range of 80-200k. I'm planning to house hack with the property.

 If you're planning to house hack the 1st thing you should do is examine where you actually want to live.  Where you want to live may be different than where you want to invest.  Once you know the kind of area you want to live in then you can examine if you can do it for no more than $200K.