You probably had a gut feeling when you first approved her, but you hoped it would work out.Stop communicating with her.

If you see at least a few zoned in the designations you mentioned above, that's potentially a good sign that you can get support from the local Alderman's office, and approval by the ZBA (zoning board of appeals), to rezone.

I'm curious as what y'all consider to be the minimum criteria for approving a tenant, assuming you don't have access to professional tools.

This company charges 15% on top of any maintenance requests in addition to their normal fees but all I need to do is approve the estimates - they do all the work/communication with the contractors.Recently my PM sent me a few maintenance requests: a $1400 to fix some plumbing in a bathroom (clogged and leaking - contractor says they need to cut the pipes, reroute and replace some plumbing, recaulk.

If my business owner bank statements did not gain me an approval, I was going to go the hard money route.

It is a separate legal entity.

Quote from @Miguel Garcia: If I look into investing out of state should I look to get pre approved by a lender in that area or would a lender in my area be fine?

If not, there is a legal reason preventing them.

An LLC is useful for two things: anonymity and legal protection.

Make sure to research lenders, get pre-approved, and calculate your potential ROI before bidding.