In small towns when you put up a craigslist gigs ad for painters, carpenters etc, no one has insurance.Reading here, having contractors sign a Contractor Agreement that shields the investor from the contractor claiming they where en employee, its debatable whether an injury on your project whether this contractor agreement will be of any value. 

Excellent bank, highly recommend. https://www.marcus.com/us/en

Another factor is that since Airbnb/vrbo properties are not operating they have been shifted en masse to long term rentals.

is correct - my water cert says it's zoned as a three so you'd fill out a certificate of zoning compliance (https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dcd/supp_info/certificate_of_zoningcompliance.html) and pay the $120 fee.

Each bedroom is en-suite which is great.

@Ed B.If you were planning to flip the property and it was a soaker-tub with jets in an en-suite bathroom {i.e. not the primary/sole bathroom in the house}, it may be worth considering.However, in a rental, it is just something else to clean and repair.  

Initially, I would NOT make it my "default" browser (the installation will ask you whether you want that or not), just to get accustomed to it, and also because some sites are "tuned" to work with Microsoft Internet Explorer (or Exploder :D) and might not function well with Firefox (you find those by hit-or-miss sometimes, unfortunately - but some do say "better with IE" or something like that).http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Like moths to a flame, the appeal of cheap houses is almost irresistible...Indiana is definitely more landlord friendly than the city of Chicago, which has a very strong landlord-tenant ordinance, which can be found here: http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dcd/sup...

Not sure if you have yet but you should check out the following link to see what it says specifically and if you need any help I will go over it with you.http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bldgs/p...We have been doing rehabs in the city of Chicago since 2008 and we do all we can to stay away from city issues or housing court.  

We do this all the time I think this is the way to go. http://www.xactware.com/en-us/solutions/claims-estimating/xactimate/28/overview/