Hello @Rose Cole,Where you should invest depends upon your goal.

Tools like PropStream or Privy can help you spot good leads faster, and we have a link to the same setup we use if you ever want it.If you want to walk through how to structure your first referral or how to find the right buyers, I am happy to hop on a call.

Keep exploring meetups, walk properties, and get to know your submarkets well.The more hands-on you get, the faster everything will click.

@Kevin Carpenter is your goal to wholesale, buy rentals or both?

Our goal is to start with flips to build capital, then transition into holding rentals next year. 

And connect with local lenders and investors, opportunities come way faster once people know you’re serious.

And properties that I am putting on the market are starting to sell faster.

Or bought more properties faster in the beginning.

Chicago deals move fast, and the properties often come with quirks—tenant issues, mixed-use layouts, outdated systems, appraisal challenges, etc.An investor-focused broker helps you:• Close faster• Structure offers more competitively• Access multiple lenders and programs• Navigate Chicago-specific property challenges• Avoid deal-killing underwriting issues• Scale your portfolio with the right financing strategyWhen it comes to competitive neighborhoods, your financing can be the difference between winning a deal or losing it.

A lot of investors go straight to the listing agent because it feels faster or cheaper — but cheap and fast don’t always line up with great strategy.