All the while you are dishing out money to keep the machine going, but nothing's coming in.

To anyone that listens to the podcasts regularly, when is Brandon going to start dishing it back to Josh Dorkin?  

No need to keep an eye on supplies, deal with clogged toilets, replace dirty towels and broken dishes, answer (sometimes) dumb questions, manage check-ins and arrange cleanings.

There's a North VN spot, turtle tower, that makes pho northern style with home made noodles that are very tasty.  

Deep clean the whole place, pull the fridge out and vacuum the coils, make sure all drains are working and sanitize them - stop and fill each sink with a mix of hot water, a splash of bleach, and several good squirts of Dawn dish soap.

Mmmmm.... my own words sure are tasty! 

I lost a house in Hurricane Michael and the only items left on my lot were 2 Corelle cereal bowls and a casserole dish cover.

Trash bags, dish soap, etc.

I've lived in larger houses when I was in my early 20's and there was never any fridge or cabinet space, issues with dirty dishes, etc. etc.

I'm new to RE but it seems to me your cash-flowing properties in IL should look tasty to banks for a cash out refi or heloc which would in turn be foundation for an acquisition in SD.