You'll find the BP community here is strong, friendly, and a great resource for you to connect with awesome investors and real estate professionals.Highly suggest checking out some of the local Chicago meetups, here is a list of some on BP: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...Also, I've got a much bigger list I will share with you as well.Are you looking to house hack, or what's your plan to get into the game here?

He reached out directly, offered help, shared his network, and gave me some great tool recommendations like Mojo Dialer and PropStream.It’s rare to find people in this space who actually want to help with no strings attached.

I would recommend reaching out to a local bank or credit union to get this financed.

Thank you for sharing  Daniel, for me, real estate has been about playing the long game.

You might also consider temporarily putting a little less into other investment accounts while you save for this one; it won’t set you back too far and can help you reach your goal faster.House hack: Even if you plan to live in the property, renting out a room or small unit can help cover your mortgage and accelerate your next investment goal!

James, welcome to the game, and props for actually taking the time to learn the language before jumping in.

I calculate with extra principal payments I'm comfortable to make I can reach that in 3 years while saving for another down payment for fourplex.

I wanted to ask — who's really playing games here?

But you still have skin in the 'game'.

So I require skin in the game (average is 5% to 15%) to offset this.