Its looking like we will be doing it in Virginia to make things easier, more straightforward and to avoid the extra taxes.

We used to charge an extra refundable pet deposit added to normal deposit for a pet, but once the ESA online thing got so ridiculous, we just raised our security deposit requirement across the board so we're more protected even if someone has an ESA or tries to get an ESA once they move in.

Its better to have your unit vacant for an extra month or so than to deal with a problematic tenant who will give you headaches for 6+ months.- Consider 2-4 family properties.

Put that extra 60k into real estate.

I doubt you can get more than $500 - $1,000 extra with a fully furnished home on a long-term lease.

BUT you will have that extra $100k plus from  selling to an owner occupant, plus not be responsible for repairs. 

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it!

They keep the late fee because they performed extra work to collect your rent and the late fee.

I know cook county charges extra for their records too and they may not include them. 

But to your point, the extra fees might be because the loan is small.