Hi all,I'm a new small-time landlord figuring out my process for screening tenants for an apartment in Chicago.

And once in a while I see an appraisal that is just flat-out wrong, but it is always hard to get an appraiser to admit their mistake, it has to be pretty obvious. 

They can’t spend $5,000 per month on marketing, pay $1500 for a professional web presence, pay $600 monthly for SEO; or afford to pay VAs to screen responses.  

My wife and I own two 3 flats in Chicago and we've house hacked both of them.  

I figure if these issues happen in the mere beginning/inquiry stages, how are they going to effectively screen/place tenants & manage my properties?

Hello All,How do you all handle flat screen TV's wanting to be hung on the wall?

Other repairs since the new tenants moved in include, a sliding door lock replacement, drywall repair from a roof leak, 4 cracked windows, a broken front door handle, light fixture replacement, blinds that are longer than the window, window screens and now a ceiling fan making grinding noises. we're about $5000 into repairs/replacements right now since the tenants moved in.

Its more of a screening tool so that you don't have to deeply analyze deals that likely won't cash-flow. 2.

They don't know how to screen applicants and choose the wrong ones.

And because they are using screen names like, “Loanman,” and “Edible Investor” they can just spew their trash without any accountability.