@Gayatri MartinThe banks asks questions of everyone to minimize terrorist funding and anti money laundry scams. 

Be sure you are familiar with Fair Housing, and Anti discrimination rules!

While I very respectfully disagree with @John Clark that Illinois itself is, as of today, anti-landlord -- it may trend that way (if some current state legislators have their way) and Chicago and Cook County currently are not particularly hospitable to landlords.

In many areas, I think it must have more to do with anti landlord sentiment than it does with tenants' actual ability to pay.

@Jeremy Mahan I'm likely in the minority here and am pretty anti borrowing from your 401k. 

It's a super thick paste like paint that has sand in it for texture/anti-slip and comes in 52 colors.Thanks,Dan Biber

I don't recommend Seattle due to the very anti-landlord climate as well as various other reasons. 

First try installing one of the anti-allergen air filters, see if that works before spending a bunch of money.

Like you said, maybe it is time to move out of Buffalo.Some years back there were anti-flipping rules that said you have to own the house for at least 3 months before you sell.

Additionally the anti-government grouping, which has arisen just eat of Las Vegas, in the last few years; it has set up efforts to gain Idaho people, as followers of this movement, with said leaders are now based in satelite towns, near to Boise.