Within the next five years, I want to purchase a house in Italy that I can rent out as a vacation home and use for myself on occasion.

The changes protect the consumer by making certain that wholesaling is a regulated practice in Illinois.The Act now provides that a person must be licensed as a broker in Illinois if they have engaged in a pattern of business of buying, selling, offering to buy or sell, marketing for sale, exchanging, or otherwise dealing in contracts, including assignable contracts.A pattern of business is defined as engaging in any one of those practices on two or more occasions in any 12-month period.

For those occasions, I just say "wanted to say thanks for keeping the property in good shape" etc.Building a good relationship with the tenant is key. 

(If they want to paint rooms pink, black or whatever odd custom color they have in mind they can buy their own house.)On a couple occasions over the years, I have had tenants paint without my permission.

On some occasions he needs a helper as when he changes hot water tanks.

You may need to build a retaining wall or excavate a better path for the rain run-off.Fixing gutter issues for us, has on several occasions, eliminated foundation seepage and leaking problems.

Background: currently living in Philadelphia and contemplating moving back to NYC after a 9 year hiatus from NY (minus the occasion visits).

I have no affiliation with the guy in the video but own/operate property in the same county and drive by his place on occasion.

Also I only said, typically 2 out of the tenants pay rent approximately 1-2 months late on occasion - you make it look like I always have a problem with rents.

For cosigner, I have allowed it on rare occasions, usually it's just an easy way to put it back on their shoulders that they don't qualify instead of many requests for me to accommodate their issues.