My property taxes in cook county will be going up 40% at 4 of my condos in park ridge!

Sorry I should have provided context, when you are going over the management agreement, the topic of security deposits will come up, Cook county has very strict rules regarding security deposits and this has lead many landlords to avoid them all together by charging a move in fee.

@Dustin Cook nailed it.

It's useless to hire a pest control company (or spray yourself) if you've got a tenant who leaves food and garbage out that continues to attract roaches. 

Cooking stuff.

I posted this in another thread, but thought it would make good food for discussion here:I've been struggling with this.

Tons of great food.

As stated above, except for any food or drink you happen to order there is no charge to attend.

This is Cook country Chicago suburbs.  

Learn a LOT about investing out of state.Research the market you are going into and figure out the best markets.Make connections in those markets and vet those connections.Save up more money and move up from the war zone and go to a $30,000 to $50,000 minimum market where there is less crime, less vacant lots and vacant houses, where the police will actually respond to a call from a homeowner, where there are jobs for your tenants to work at, where there are schools for your tenants to send their children, where there are real grocery stores for them to buy real food (not gas station or fast food).