If your tenant's caseworker is out of town for a few weeks, demand to work with someone else or do something to confirm you will get paid as the new owner.

River, I have bid on a few properties that would be great for short term but most of what I am looking at are for long term due to town restrictions and very good school districts.

I meant location as in location of the MTR ( whether its near hospitals, bus stop etc) and also the city or town it is in.

I would work on his rental properties when I wasn’t out of town building timber structures.

The town should have that already on file too for when the permit was applied for.

., we have a 2700sqft 4/3 lake house.We charge $250 to the guests and pay $300 to our cleaner.Now we are out of town by about 36 miles so the cleaner has to drive an hour each way so she charges us more. 

Chicago for sure has all 4 seasons, but the winter helps us appreciate summer more lolI don't know zip codes off the top of my head, but some of the prime neighborhoods are Lincoln Park, Gold Coast, Old Town, Lake View, Roscoe Village, Wicker Park, Bucktown.Hope that helps...if you want to link up and talk more let me know.

I found it a great place to invest in because of it's location to major cities and the quality of life, especially with all the coastal towns along the shoreline which creates high demand and high rents. 

It’s also been a lightning rod for the balance many regions and towns are still trying to reach between full time owners and short term visitors.

I have a background in consumer lending in a nicer area of town - typical clientele are 750+ FICO with cumulative DTI (with new debt) of <35%...