I also sat through a presentation from one of the Cook County politicians who spearheaded it, and I totally get what he is trying to do if I look at it from his perspective.

@John Clarkwhere families prefer to stay, safe to go for a little walk in the nigh time. anything above 10+ units. any comments on Cook county?

They would be better off putting their money in a pot and lighting it on fire.If you are buying quick and sight-unseen to beat the rush, you are buying for the wrong reasons.

We stayed at an AirBNB and the coffee pot stopped working.

She then hung up when I reminded her that last I checked you don’t get addicted to cooking it.  

Also, who does their accounting, and are checks and balances in place to prevent misappropriation of funds, cooking the books, or human error? 

With the low cost of the technology, there is no reason not to.If you found pot pipes in the basement, I would alert all the tenants of your findings.

My crock pot investments are vacation rentals.

Just out of curiosity, you might want to find out if the tenant has been putting rice, pasta, noodles, oatmeal or any other starchy item down the drain (as in rinsing out their oatmeal pot every morning).

My 2centsWas not sure you own your own home but that would be the first place to get that "turkey in the oven cooking" - Time, taxes and leverage will work to your advantage.