I can share my learnings, so that you are aware of what to avoid, specially when you are out of state.

Can you count that $4,600 as “rental income” or does it have to go under some kind of self employment?

So, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services and HOW those services are executed.EXAMPLE: PMC states they will handle tenant screening – what does that specifically mean?

When you say "income is taxable to the person that earns it", are you talking about the information on the w-9 provided by the employee, as the person who earns it?

You are preaching to the choir @Ben Fernandez! 

Except that it's not.

Hello everyone,I am looking to buy a small multi (probably duplex or triplex) in Chicago that I will eventually owner occupy.

Double heck:  Ask them if you are the only client that they lost any paperwork for.

They will charge you more, but are much more active and could probably help.

I suspect even the banks who are aggressively expanding are doing so merely to sure up their geographical presence  to in order to expand their customer base but will then pull back on their branch numbers.Unless there is significant term remaining on the lease, there are other retail concepts that would be deemed more marketable.