Watch out for the copyright “nuclear clause” in the TAR lease.

what other alternatives can I pursue in looking for a deal out here in Chicago.

As an asthma sufferer, I too wanted to find an alternative. 

@Tony Wood, I don't believe you can view the MLS without a realtor or a license, however I would suggest realtor.com as an alternate.

like a Google Docs is there an alternative to QuickBooks ?

Alternatively, look up the owners of local self-storage places in your area and reach out to them.Best!

As a high income earner, there are alternate routes that garnish high returns than LTRs, are more passive (nothing is truly passive) than both LTRs and STRs, AND expose you too much less liability.

Alternatively, an engineer or architect could do the whole thing.

@Darius TracyPlan Administrator of the TSP has list of investment options available for that plan, and it is always confined to the stock market, they would not allow alternative investment options such as real estate.

Alternatively, you can work with a CPA who is also a Certified Acceptance Agent (CAA) and this saves you from having to mail original documents to the IRS.