My primary interest is to find a large two-family home with a high peak / high pitch attic (12/12 is ideal) with a roof design that could support a large one-bedroom apartment.In certain towns that I’ve searched, converting / expanding multi-family homes is explicitly encouraged by the local P&Z.

Chicago has an awesome real estate investor community and I'd encourage you to go to the real estate events we have including the holiday party on the 11th.What neighborhoods are you looking to invest in?

Many of the folks on our handyman crew live in sober living and they've encouraged me to pursue it.

I would love to have some words of encouragement and see who is out here in my area.

I am very pleased that I chose Rent To Retirement to provide the guidance I needed to start building my rental portfolio, and I would encourage you to check them out if you are looking to do the same.

It's not like they have a choice (which in my opinion is the whole idea about a free market society). 

@Joseph Tadres Hey Joseph, great to hear from someone around my age who’s already had success with this strategy — definitely encouraging.

I encourage new people to use Hard Money Loans at the beginning.

Sacramento Metro is the obvious choice if your priority is to stay close to home while achieving some positive cashflow.Just a word of advice: We encourage our investors to obtain an STR permit even if focusing on midterm, so as to blend the strategies together.

So, owners mistakenly think price is the only differentiator – and look for a PMC like they’d shop for groceries☹We encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others by reading posts here on BiggerPockets from owners that picked a PMC solely by price and regretted it.We recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Even if someone gives you a referral, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that just because a PMC met their expectations, they’ll meet your expectations.