Can I cook a meal?

Its a warzone.Its also in cook county so the landlord laws are awful.

On the other hand, you *generally* have more turnover (families are less likely to stay in a MFH long term, singles turn into couples and need more space, couples turn into families and need more space), and tenant disagreements/noise/he's stomping around up there/playing loud music/cooking stinky food complaints are more common. 

Scenery-wise and outdoor opportunities-wise, these are amazing areas for a vacation, and probably vacation rentals, once the majority of the pot trade fades. 

I am looking for an investor friendly realtor in the cook county Illinois area or who knows the area well.

@Atul Mohlajee - this is what I found online about itIt is that time of year when Christmas is in the air and tenants across Cook County get a respite from eviction in the form of an eviction moratorium.

And because people can lose their job and in Cook County the eviction process is easier if someone is a holdover tenant versus still under lease.

The firm operates in and around Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, as well as in Northern California and South Florida.The firms generally look for homes that have low prices, usually $60,000 to $150,000, but that have the potential to fetch relatively high rents.In addition to helping investors find a house to buy, the firms make it easier to invest far from home, including in markets where home prices may be lower.Mike Cook, who is 61 years old and lives in Hollister, Calif., says he has spent about $350,000 purchasing five rental homes in the Indianapolis and Cleveland areas through HomeUnion over the past 18 months or so."

But at the end of 2-3 years you now have experience and work and contacts and a starting pot of money.  

Get a crock pot to cook meals, wash dishes in the bathtub during the kitchen remodel.Have a plan.