Set for Life by Scott Trenchhttps://a.co/d/51cIiA1Starting with the fundamentals of personal finance will help ensure you have confidence and are able to withstand the risks of real estate and also set your self up to be able to take advantages of what investment opportunities come your way2. 

Some buyers don't want your tenants who may or may not have been screen properly but some buyers like the attraction of having income on day one. 

@Keri Win how much time do you think you'll have to invest to learn how to properly manage your rental?

If they deem your roof needs work when they evaluate it, you will have to re-roof first.If I had it to do over again with all the proper facts in front of me, I would probably have made a different decision.

Additionally the suburbs have higher taxes compared to Chicago proper.  

As long as you're making payments on time and have proper insurance on the property, banks are happy and don't want to call a loan due. 

That is your only leverage to ensure the tenant fulfills their end of the bargain.

Also did you check your fine print to ensure?

Ensure you research local market conditions to ensure your fee aligns with property values, usually aiming for $5–$20k or 5–10% of the property’s ARV.

This area is remote-ish so i plan to use Starlink (and have done adequate research to ensure it’ll work well.)Thanks a ton!